Editing World tree (section)

===Gnosticism===
According to the [[Gnosticism|Gnostic]] codex [[On the Origin of the World]], the tree of immortal life is in the north of [[paradise]], which is outside the circuit of the Sun and Moon in the luxuriant Earth. Its height is so great it reaches Heaven. Its leaves are described as resembling [[cypress]], the color of the tree is like the Sun, its fruit is like clusters of white grapes and its branches are beautiful. The tree will provide life for the innocent during the [[Eschatology|consummation of the age]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=[[Marvin Meyer]]|author2=[[Willis Barnstone]]|title=The Gnostic Bible|publisher=[[Shambhala Publications|Shambhala]]|chapter=On the Origin of the World|url=http://gnosis.org/naghamm/origin-Barnstone.html|date=2009|access-date=2022-02-03}}</ref>

[[List of Mandaean texts|Mandaean scrolls]] often include abstract illustrations of world trees that represent the living, interconnected nature of the cosmos.<ref name="Nasoraia 2021">{{cite book|last=Nasoraia|first=Brikha H.S.|author-link=Brikha Nasoraia|title=The Mandaean gnostic religion: worship practice and deep thought|publisher=Sterling|publication-place=New Delhi|year=2021|isbn=978-81-950824-1-4|oclc=1272858968}}</ref> In [[Mandaeism]], the [[date palm]] ([[Mandaic language|Mandaic]]: {{Transliteration|myz|sindirka}}) symbolizes the cosmic tree and is often associated with the cosmic wellspring ([[Mandaic language|Mandaic]]: {{Transliteration|myz|aina}}). The date palm and wellspring are often mentioned together as heavenly symbols in [[Mandaean texts]]. The date palm takes on masculine symbolism, while the wellspring takes on feminine symbolism.<ref>{{cite book|last=Nasoraia|first=Brikha|title=The Mandaean Rivers Scroll (Diwan Nahrawatha): an analysis|publisher=Routledge|publication-place=London|year=2022|isbn=978-0-367-33544-1|oclc=1295213206|url=https://www.routledge.com/The-Mandaean-Rivers-Scroll-Diwan-Nahrawatha-An-Analysis/Nasoraia/p/book/9780367335441}}</ref>