<Dd> "Concepts and words are symbols, just as visions, rituals, and images are; so too are the manners and customs of daily life . Through all of these a transcendent reality is mirrored . There are so many metaphors reflecting and implying something which, though thus variously expressed, is ineffable, though thus rendered multiform, remains inscrutable . Symbols hold the mind to truth but are not themselves the truth, hence it is delusory to borrow them . Each civilisation, every age, must bring forth its own ." </Dd> <P> In the book Signs and Symbols, it is stated that A symbol...is a visual image or sign representing an idea--a deeper indicator of a universal truth . </P> <P> Symbols are a means of complex communication that often can have multiple levels of meaning . This separates symbols from signs, as signs have only one meaning . </P> <P> Human cultures use symbols to express specific ideologies and social structures and to represent aspects of their specific culture . Thus, symbols carry meanings that depend upon one's cultural background; in other words, the meaning of a symbol is not inherent in the symbol itself but is culturally learned . </P>

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