Symbolism

‘Symbolism’ is a term referring to the presence of symbols. Something that has symbols includes symbolism. 
The initiates of the Ancient Wisdom made no bones about their philosophy; they took each factor in Nature and personified it, gave it a name, and built up a symbolic figure [Page 68] to represent it, just as British artists have by their collective efforts produced a standard Britannia, a female figure with shield charged with the Union Jack, a lion at her feet, a trident in her hand, a helmet on her head, and the sea in the back ground. Analysing this figure as we would a Qabalistic symbol, we realise that these individual symbols in the complex glyph have each a significance. The various crosses which make up the Union Jack refer to the four races united in the United Kingdom. The helmet is that of Minerva, the trident is that of Neptune; the lion would need a chapter to himself to elucidate his symbolism. In fact, an occult glyph is more akin to a coat of arms than anything else, and the person who builds up a glyph goes to work in the same way as a herald designing a coat of arms. For in heraldry every symbol has its exact meaning, and these are combined into the coat of arms that represents the family and affiliations of the man who bears it, and tells us his station in life. A magical figure is the coat of arms of the force it represents. [ Dion Fortune, ] 
**“At the apex of the tree is the eagle with the falcon sitting on his head in between his eyes” [“The Serpent and the Eagle: An Introduction to the Elder Runic Tradition“ – by Chris Travers, 2008. – Who said there are no “chakras” in Germanic lore?] ;
== Rhizomata ==
Tradition; Planets; Symbol