Research: Context

So if we want to achieve 'Meaning', we'll have to resort to a more naturalistic or 'Spiritual' cosmological perspective which dominated the early & late ancient human history for thousands of years. This 'Spiritual' world-view, which can be described as a 'Dentrocentric' model of reality, proved its worth by outputting endless artifacts & cultural expressions through various art-forms, science-studies and political & social constructs on which shoulders our current modern societies are actually build. Within this perspective the construct of the universe is made up of 2 main pillars (cosmic poles) coming & working together: 'Heaven' & Earth or 'Spirit' & 'Matter'. Here the central question revolves around; 'What does it mean ?' & 'What does it embody ?'. From this notion a conclusion could be made that 'Matter' in itself cannot bring forth 'Consciousness' but can only express it. Since for 'Matter' to become 'meaningful', 'Spirit' (consciousness) must first be 'instilled'. So to take it 1 step further; for 'Life' to sprout, appear, happen, exists or be possible; you need a fusion/union/exchange of these 2 main components.

*This idea of fusion is in my opinion a great analogy which can be of help in our design of both the UCX & function of the Tree.

Based on the book: ‘The Language of Creation’ by Author Matthieu Pageau

Canopy & Roots

In above diagram the 'Tree' is a literal and symbolic construct bridging both poles of the cosmic spectrum; 'Heaven & Earth', since the 'Canopy' of the tree is reaching in the high 'Sky' (Heaven) while the 'Roots' are grounded in the low 'Soil' (Earth). Symbolically, the 'Canopy' symbolizes; all that is of the 'Spirit' or 'Consciousnesses', while the 'Roots' symbolizes; all that is of 'Matter' or 'Substance'.

From materialistic perspective; to grow a tree you need 2 primary elements to come together:

1. 'Seedling'
2. 'Soil' (to embed a seedling for nourishment).

From spiritual symbolic perspective the 'Seed' = 'Spirit' needs to be planted into the 'Soil' = 'Matter' to produce 'Life'. So in a way the bridge between those 2 is formed when the most high 'Heaven' lowers & the most low 'Earth' rises. Or in other words; when Spirit'materializes' & Matter'refines' or becomes 'meaningful'

Therefor from the early history of humankind up to current times, the 'Tree' symbolizes 'Human Life'. According to the Cosmic Perspective; a human being in its core is a construct of both 'Spirit' & 'Matter' coming together, bridging both sides of the spectrum. On top of this; the reason why the 'Woman-side' symbolizes the 'Earth' and the 'Man-side' symbolizes the 'Heaven', is because it makes a perfect cosmic match: Like the 'Earth' the 'Woman' is the 'Soil' or 'Womb' in which new life can sprout & be nourished. For this to happen, it needs the 'Man' which is the 'Seed' that is being planted into the soil.

Arguably you could say that for 'Matter' to 'express' consciousness it needs to be 'informed' (information) which is by 'Spirit'. Or differently said; to draw or uplift something from its 'Solid' potential, it needs an 'Insubstantial' focal point (focus). So a '(Spot-) Light' needs to shine into the 'Darkness', bringing 'Order' into 'Chaos'. Which all are analogies to the same cosmological construct.

Water

For this 'Expression' of 'Information' to happen, it needs an intermediate 'Transport-system' or medium bringing the information to its destination. Basically said, a 'Seed' or tree needs 'Water', transporting the minerals to its roots. Therefor this medium needs to have the power or property of 'Transformation' bringing the 'Higher Value' (Spirit) from Heaven to the 'Lower Form' (Matter) on Earth. We know that 'Water' has the ability to go from 'Vapor' state to 'Fluid' sate, to even 'Solid' state (ice). As we can observe scientifically; water starts high up in the atmosphere as a gas-form where (when becoming 'heavy' of 'substance'), it will transform into water as rain on top of the mountains, from where it will travel down by river-streams to the earth, catching minerals in its path to bring & release life to the soil. This is why in the symbolic world water is often associated with 'Fertility'.

This actually perfectly overlaps with the workings of the human body; since our body is fed & maintained by the nutritional minerals in our blood which come from digesting 'information' which is transported through our blood-veins to its destination so that we can grow & live.

However there is another amazing property of water which is actually discovered not so long ago and which astounded the scientific world; the power of storing information by 'Memory'. From cosmological & spiritual perspective, again this actually makes a perfect match. Since the fact that for water not just to be able to 'transport' minerals but also store a memory imprint of the mineral-info, it is able to 'inform' matter, in this case the tree, just like how in spiritual way 'consciousness' or 'spirit' informs matter by expression.

Other reference sources: https://www.whats-your-sign.com/symbolism-of-water.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_memory

New Mexican Shamans describe Trees as bridges to the realms of the spirits.