Indirect

An indirect symbol, like a direct symbol, relates an object and its impressions as similar, but unlike a direct symbol, the object and final impressions are seporated by a series of intermittent steps. For example, the color blue might be associated with the sky as a way to associate it with the abstract concept of freedom or hope. The symbol of blue associated with the sky is direct, but the symbol of blue associated with hope (as drawn here) is indirect.