The Tree of Life: How Tolkien’s Mallorn Symbolizes Our Dual Nature

We are all trees. We live on the Vine that grows up to the sky.

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Trees are fascinating — they grow upward and downward simultaneously. Their root system, if the soil is deep enough, resembles the way the branches grow. The tree stretches itself both up and down at the same time. The more grounded it is, the more it stretches its hands to the Sun. The more it stretches its hands to the Sun, the more grou…