What do we mean by Ancient Symbol Jewelry? Like written languages, symbols carry meanings and have been used since ancient times to communicate ideas. More, this symbolic ‘language’ contains much more depth of meaning than ordinary words. The designs in the pendants and charms speak to our collective, though unconscious understanding and ‘memories’ of important stories, myths and momentous events. Each symbol may have a variety of associated meanings. Those symbols that we respond to most may represent cellular memories of stories and events important to our own ancestors.