books.google.com - The author, a Grand Master of Belgian Freemasonry, was universally recognized as the greatest living exponent of symbols. "By symbolism the simplest, commonest, objects are transformed, idealized, and acquire a new and illimitable value. Men everywhere are either choosing natural or artificial objects...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Migration_of_Symbols_1894.html?id=7qUje6CufvkC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Migration of Symbols - 1894