Pillar

The pillar is the bridge between HEAVEN and EARTH, the vertical axis which both unites and divides these two realms. It is closely connected to the symbolism of the TREE; it also represents stability, and a broken pillar represents death and mortality. In the Hebrew and Christian traditions, pillars of FIRE and smoke signify the presence of God, and God punished Lot by changing his wife into a pillar of salt.


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