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The axis mundi, greek for 'central axis', also known as the also cosmic axis, world pillar and center of the world, is a ubiquitous symbol that crosses human cultures. The image expresses a point of connection between sky and earth where the four compass directions meet--a point that expresses a unity in how human beings experience space.

The '''axis mundi''', greek for 'central axis', also known as the also cosmic axis, world pillar and center of the world, is a ubiquitous symbol that crosses human cultures. The image expresses a point of connection between sky and earth where the four compass directions meet--a point that expresses a unity in how human beings experience space.

From a spiritual perspective, this is the point in which travel and correspondence is made between higher and lower realms.  The axis represents the space where God (the vertical) is accessable to man, who lives in the world (the horizontal).  The axis mundi is therefore central in the design of [[churches]] and [[shrines]].

From a spiritual perspective, this is the point in which travel and correspondence is made between higher and lower realms.  The axis represents the space where God (the vertical) is accessable to man, who lives in the world (the horizontal).  The axis mundi is therefore central in the design of [[churches]] and [[shrines]].