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( Symbol) A symbol is something such as an object, picture, written word, sound, or particular mark that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention. For example, a red octagon may stand for "STOP". On maps, crossed sabres may indicate a battlefield. Numerals are symbols for numbers.

All language consists of symbols. The word "cat" is not a cat, but represents the idea of a cat.

The psychologist, Carl Jung, who studied archetypes, proposed an alternative definition of symbol, distinguishing it from the term "sign". In Jung's view, a sign stands for something known, as a word stands for its referent. He contrasted this with symbol, which he used to stand for something that is unknown and that cannot be made clear or precise. An example of a symbol in this sense is Christ as a symbol of the archetype called "self".^[2]

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Symbol Subcategories Symbol Articles Mudras & Hand Symbolism: Mudras of the Esoteric Christian Tradition Part 2 by Leonard Lee The Channeling Hands There are times when we need to direct healing energy to a person. This may be done with the Channeling Hands. Although there are many techniques and methodologies for channeling energy depending on the nature of the prob... Mudras & Hand Symbolism: Mudras of the Egyptian Tradition by Leonard Lee The ancient Egyptians possessed a fount of occult and mystic wisdom. In those days the Egyptian mystical brotherhoods or "Mystery Schools" at Luxor, Thebes, Memphis, and Heliopolis, collectively represented one of the several portals leading to the U... Mudras & Hand Symbolism: Mudra Power Part 2 by Leonard Lee [Note: This paper contains images which may be seen as originally published at our website] What Would Occur During Practice? Having described briefly the effects of mudras, their theory and practice, it is important that some knowled... Mudras & Hand Symbolism: Mudra Power Part 1 by Leonard Lee [Note: This paper contains images which may be seen as originally published at our website] Why practice mudras? Some students on the spiritual path have a faulty understanding concerning mudras. They feel that it is far beneath their... Mudras & Hand Symbolism: Hand Mysteries? Part 3 by Leonard Lee [Note: This paper contains images which may be seen as originally published at our website] In ceremonial magick of the Western Tradition, the hands and fingers are used for various purposes among which is to trace symbols, sigils, and signs ... Mudras & Hand Symbolism: What Are Mudras? Part 2 by Leonard Lee [Note: This paper contains images which may be seen as originally published at our website] The Various Traditions In these series of articles we shope to describe the mudra practices to be found in various religious practices, such a... Mudras & Hand Symbolism: What Are Mudras? Part 1 by Leonard Lee [Note: This paper contains images which may be seen as originally published at our website] When we study Eastern philosophies, beliefs, culture, and the pragmatic yogic methods of Hinduism and Buddhism, we often come across practices of syst...