Hi Mark
The origin of the myth of ascent through the Tree of Life is probably
based on "Egyptian Books of the Afterlife" such as "Book of Gates" etc -
in which case the "spheres/sephira" are a series of caves - final
gateways open either to the stars or dawn -
although I dont see why they shouldn't also be within a mountain -
perhaps the mountains of the east and west which for example symbolise
sunset and sunrise - .
BTW this kind of cave symbolism recurs in other related cultures/mythos
ie Iranisam mithraism . . .
Mogg
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> Hello,
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> Could anybody direct me to any sources that depict the tree of
> life as a mountain, searching my memory vague references come to
> me from grimoires, as do the classical planets placed upon
> pyramid/ziggurat steps. I am currently working with ideas of
> sacred mountains, ascent to peaks and descent from and various
> myths surrounding such ascents and descents, any information
> regarding mountains as mystical symbols/structures would be
> useful. (Especially in a Judaeo Christian context, but not
> exclusively.)
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> Regards
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> Mark
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