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Originally Posted by keg in kc
I think you're going a little out of context with axis mundi. It can be a secular concept rather than a religious one, so 'heaven and hell' doesn't have to come into it. Don't think of it like limbo or purgatory.
If you can forgive the blatant use of wikipedia:The island may not be (and probably is not) an axis mundi, but it's an interesting idea to contemplate.
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My interpretation (and theory) of the island is that indeed, it is an Axis Mundi, a place that connects Earth with the Heavens (not Heaven and Hell). That's also the reason why men and women haven't been able to conceive - it's in between Earth and the Heavens, thus there would be no reason for conception. Ben is the only person living who knows how to safely travel back and forth from the island (though Faraday was hired by Widmore to find the island and for his team to kill Ben). The time travel aspect comes into play because the Axis Mundi isn't on this world; it's another plane of existence.
It's not "Purgatory", a place where souls who aren't ready for Heaven or evil enough for Hell to reside. If so, there would be millions (if not tens of millions) of people on the island. It's also not an island in the South Pacific that's uncharted.
This is my "theory" and I brought it forward from February as a reminder because I've been told there will be some major reveals in the next three episodes. So either I'll be right or wrong but it will be out there for everyone to see.