Allegories, Associative Laws of

a) The associative path of Similarity is operating when the mind searches for something that resembles or is similar to a given object.

b) The associative pathway of Contiguity operates when the mind searches for what is peculiar to, or what is, was, or will be in contact with a given object.

c) The associative pathway of Contrast operates when the mind searches for what is opposite to or in dialectical relationship to a given object.