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Each component of the model is represented by a glyph, the name of the component and a definition, the meaning of the symbolism behind the glyph and a representation of the glyph that you can use in quick sketching, or shorthand notation.

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Glyph	Etymology	Symbology	Quick Glyph
	CONDITION: The particular mode or state of being of a person or thing. The existing circumstances. Latin, conditio, agreement, stipulation, from condicere, to talk together, agree	Ouroborus (snake): "my end is my beginning." the cycle of disintegration and reintegration, power that eternally consumes and renews itself; the eternal cycle.¶ Barbell: a conference or dialog³
	VISION: The faculty of sight. That which is or has been seen. Unusual competence in discernment or perception. Latin, visus, sight.	Eye: symbolic of intelligence and the spirit; a spiritual act of understanding¹
	PROBLEM: A question or situationthat presents uncertainty. A question put forward for discussion or solution. Greek, problema, "thing thrown forward", projection, obstacle.	Bridge: the transition to a new way of existence that can only be achieved by meaningful rites of passage§ Waves/water: beginning and end; the abode of dragons; symbol of purity¹
	CREATIVE TENSION (TUG AND PULL): Tension: a force tending to produce elongation or extension. Voltage or potential; electromotive force. Creative: the power to cause to exist, bring into being, originate.	Double spiral: combining evolution and involution§

Definitions are paraphrased from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language New College Edition, 1976

Symbolism is taken from
J.E. Cirlot's A Dictionary of Symbols¹
Carl G. Liungman's Dictionary of Symbols²
Alex Patterson's A Field Guide to Rock Art Symbols of the Greater Southwest³
Hans Biedermann's Dictionary of Symbolism: Cultureal Icons & the Meanings Behind Them§
J.C. Cooper's An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols¶

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