<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>This is a worthy topic. You'll probably want to re-read the brief passage in Shadow (I think) where Severian talks about the three levels of meaning that are embedded in every event - I'm sure someone here can give the page reference.</div><div><br><br>On Nov 23, 2012, at 6:28 AM, "Bill Burgess" <<a href="mailto:whburth@gmail.com">whburth@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-weight:normal"><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I don’t mean this thread to be about any particular symbol(s), but an inquiry into what symbology itself is. </span></b></div></blockquote></body></html>