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How to Read: Symbol
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Symbols—archetypes

Some symbols are universal, transcending time and geography. Known as archetypes, they call up deep unconscious responses, almost as if they were hard wired into our brains.

Archetypes as universal symbols
Women—connected to earth and water (fertility)
Light—beneficence and knowledge
Darkness—threatening and ignorance