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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