Most civilizations of Mesoamerica have an old belief in the power of \u201cceiba\u201d tree. Mixtec, Aztec, Maya, and other cultures consider this tree \u2013 sacred.<\/p>
The ceiba is a gigantic Tree of Life\u00a0in Maya religion and cosmology and the point of beginning where the world came into existence. The ceiba grew deep into the underworld; its branches reached upwards towards the heavens and supported it.<\/p>
The Tree of Life with its roots and branches is a powerful worldwide symbol. It connects the earth and the sky and symbolizes strength, wisdom, protection, wealth, and beauty.<\/p>
The tree has become a symbol of immortality since it gives fruit and seeds, which create new trees and new life.<\/p>
The world of the Maya is composed of three levels - a nine-layered underworld (Xibalba), a middle world inhabited by humans, and a heavenly upper realm, supported by\u00a0four Atlantean gods, the Bacabs.\u00a0Connecting these three levels was the Axis Mundi, a great and sacred Ceiba Tree, along which both the souls of the dead and the gods could travel. They used this \u201croad\u201d to make their journeys between the levels of the universe.<\/p>","urlTitle":"ceiba-tree-facts","url":"\/blog\/ceiba-tree-facts\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/ceiba-tree-facts\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/ceibatreeclothing.teemill.com\/blog\/ceiba-tree-facts\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1639865815,"updatedAt":1700342796,"publishedAt":1700342796,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":177193,"name":"Ceiba tree clothing"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ig9zz39lcjwzbzudcmszrfz4t2p6eykmuj2lwdfg8szgubvd.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ig9zz39lcjwzbzudcmszrfz4t2p6eykmuj2lwdfg8szgubvd.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ig9zz39lcjwzbzudcmszrfz4t2p6eykmuj2lwdfg8szgubvd.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[],"labels":[]}