World trees

World tree symbols

A cosmos you are asked to climb, not just to picture.

1. 1
   YggdrasilThe tree at the middle, which is also a gallows.
2. 2
   Tree of lifeTen stations of emanation, and a way back up.
3. 3
   DharmachakraA wheel set turning, with a hub that does not.
4. 4
   LotusWhat rises clean from the mud it grew in.