That pattern in the first picture is common to a LOT more than just those two things…
One of the most unique deities that exists is the world tree. Unlike other deities this one is personified as a tree instead of a person or animal. Yggdrasil is frequently depicted with it's boughs and roots reaching for, or meeting each other. In Christian mythology the tree is present both at the very beginning of the world (bearing the fruit of knowledge) and at the very end of the world (encompassing all things). While the world tree represents the totality of all things, the world we experience has seemingly obvious distinctions between one thing and another, so how does the imagery of the tree reconcile these differences?
Putting the imagery of the tree aside for a brief moment, I'll now cite a similar pattern found elsewhere in the natural world: electricity. When you have a potential difference between two places, electrons will attempt to resolve this difference by finding a common ground between them. The thing is, no clear path to achieving this exists at either point individually, so how can this gap be bridged?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbNZ7NBXAMA
As can be seen in this video of electrical wood burning, the currents follow seemingly random paths. When one path no longer appears effective it is abandoned and another is attempted from an earlier point. Eventually both points are joined by one singular pathway, with a vast network of shorter failed pathways creating a much broader, richer image.
https://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/2018-small-world-in-motion-competition/zebrafish-embryo-growing-its-elaborate-sensory-nervous-system
We can see this exact same strategy elsewhere in nature, as this video which depicts the development of a zebrafish's nervous system. This appears to be a foundational pattern upon which even our own minds are cast.
Jumping forwards to modern times, you will repeatedly hear successful people speak about how their path was full of dead ends and starting over. This exact same pattern appears throughout the universe from the elemental force of electricity to the growth patterns of trees to the development of our nervous systems to the behaviors of captains of industry.
Yggdrasil reveals to us the foundational strategy for finding unity and reconciling differences: Imagine where you want to be and take your best guess about how to get there. Follow that path until it no longer seems correct, then trace your steps back to the last point at which you were confident and try again from there.