The Dance Lime Tree and it's symbolism

Tree of Measurement
Axis of the World
Bridge of generations
Feminine Tree
Tree of Love
Medecine Tree
Tree of light
Emblem of Europe
 

THE SEVEN LIGHTS The sun's course over one year

THE SUN'S COURSE ON THE HORIZON SEEN FROM THE NORTH The north is the dark part of the year

Tree of Light

The lime tree is often called a “Tree of Light”. The “Knights of the Lime Tree”, a group in the Drôme region of France where lime tree blossoms are harvested in sold, give it this name.

The dance lime tree can also be defined as a “Tree of Light” because of its three-tiered structure. These tiers or circles represent the course of the sun at three important points of the year, the winter solstice (the shortest day of the year), the equinoxes (when the day and night are of equal length) and the summer solstice (the longest day of the year). The “seven lights” are the points of the sun’s passage at these important times of year. The North is the darkest part of the year. The dance lime tree and the tree of light are one and the same.