The act of anagogy is, literally, the “ascent to the top”. The symbol, by virtue of the distinction it reveals between the image and its Model, displays true anagogic power, enabling us (our intellect) to ascend from one to the Other.

On this example of the symbol, defined as “dissimilar resemblance” (René Roques), resemblance is the static link ofanalogy that connects them, while dissimilarity marks the anagogic power that raises the image to the Model (Jean Borella).