Masonic Symbols and their uses

If you pull up to a stop sign with no words on it, you instantly recognize it as a STOP sign. Ever notice that Masonic rings have only a symbol and yet you recognize it immediately? Stop lights use colors to instantly convey their message. No words needed in these particular instances.

Point is that we all use symbols and signs every day in our lives and have since we began learning. Symbols deliver the message quickly.

Symbols and pictures are the oldest communication techniques known to mankind. It is easily the oldest way of teaching and it works.