Light was highly symbolic in the Byzantine era. Is this still true today? How do we use light symbolically in the modern world and what does the light symbolize now?
light symbolizes knowledge, If a room has no light, you cannot see, and you don't know who or what's in it; If a room has light, you know who and what is in it. With light, you have knowledge. (If you already know what is in a dark room, you must have seen it earlier with light in there, and you're just remembering.) Also, you must have seen a cartoon or drawing of a person with a light bulb in a bubble over their head, symbolizing they just thought of an answer or idea. Light is also associated with joy, happiness, easy-going, since you are in the know, and don't need to fear things you cannot see, since, because there is light, you can see everything.
