I understand your perspective. This is the "correct" way of viewing the tree of life.
It's just that I've looked at so many gnostic views along with Hindu perspectives and it's somewhat temporarily clouded my judgment.
For example, in the Shiva/Shakti system, Shiva is generally pure consciousness and viewed as masculine/inactive and all manifestation and energy is Shakti or feminine/active.
I try to take a syncretic approach and it's difficult to blend some ideas.
It's just that I've looked at so many gnostic views along with Hindu perspectives and it's somewhat temporarily clouded my judgment.
For example, in the Shiva/Shakti system, Shiva is generally pure consciousness and viewed as masculine/inactive and all manifestation and energy is Shakti or feminine/active.
I try to take a syncretic approach and it's difficult to blend some ideas.