THE PALM TREE AND ITS MEANING.

The palm branch is a symbol of victory, triumph, peace, and eternal life originating in the ancient Near east and Mediterranean Worlds.
A palm branch was awarded to victorious athletes in ancient Greece, and a palm frond or the tree itself is one of the most common attributes of Victory personified in ancient Rome.
The palm tree, to the Assyrians and Egyptians, was considered a tree of life, representing immortality.
It was sacred to Ishtar and Ashtarte as well as to Nut and Hathor. These deities utilized the palm tree nectars to keep the dead in a semi-animated state while they awaited their fate in the Underworld. It was believed that sometimes the fruit of the palm would keep these souls in this state of un-dead forever. The date palm was also associated with the sun god Ra, as a resurrection figurehead.
These aspects brought themes of victory, not only over the conflict between dualities, but victory over death as well.
In Christianity, the Palm Sunday, a week before Easter Sunday, commemorates the triumphal entry of JESUS into Jerusalem symbolizing the victory of the spirit over the flesh. Palm fronds were lain by His Followers on the path walked by Christ as HE rode into the city on a donkey, and called HIM "Hosanna" or "Savior." Christians see the palms as a symbol of resurrection (victory over death through the union with Christ), because it speaks about elements of attainment, welcoming, and all the wonderful qualities associated with the soul' s return to its Source.
In the account of the 4 canonical Gospels, JESUS' triumphal entry into Jerusalem takes place in the days before the Last Supper, marking the beginning of His Passion. Crowds gathered around JESUS and believed in HIM in John 12 after HE raised Lazarus from the dead, and the next day the multitudes that had gathered for the feast in Jerusalem welcome JESUS as HE entered Jerusalem. In Matthew 21, Mark 11, Luke 19, and John 12, JESUS descended from the Mount of Olives towards Jerusalem, and the crowds lay their clothes on the ground to welcome HIM triumphantly enters Jerusalem.
The palm tree, as dream symbol, shows the individual's ability to rise above conflict and spread out light brilliantly -letting it shine over the din of petty concerns- rising above disillusionment like the sun itself. It is also a message for the individual to resurrect aspects in its inner self and by doing that the person becomes a more wholly entity.
The palm tree shares its symbolic gender with predominantly energetic masculine tone together with feminine qualities found in the fruit it bears. The erect, towering trunk represent the male power rising into action, followed by a flowering, expansive display of long leaves nestling an offspring of rich, nutritious fruits. It is an icon for fertility and unification.
The palm tree, in its deeper meaning, is a symbol of androgyny as it possesses the perfect integration of both male and female attributes -to be wholly, pristinely balanced- equally united with polarity. The tree amalgamates the realms of seen and unseen -mixing them into a whole vision.