“Every microcosm, every inhabited region, has a centre; that is to say, a place that is sacred above all.” –Mircea Eliade
Take the North Star, the staff of life, and the sacred centre (axis mundi, perhaps the forerunner to the Christmas tree) and and what do you have?…a beautiful story by Katherine Langrish, posted on her blog Seven Miles of Steel Thistles for your enjoyment, and mine.