The Esoteric Tradition Deals in Imagery and Symbols

For one thing, the esoteric tradition deals in imagery and symbols, the meanings of which are often complex and multiple, and which elude the left brain’s demand for clarity and definiteness; they are more attuned to what McGilchrist calls the right brain’s “both/and” approach, rather than the left brain’s “either/or.

Gary Lachman
The Secret Teachers of the Western World