Aristotle says that one cannot think without images, therefore we can deduce that the symbol would be the idea in its most original sense, or the archetype in its original form. Within symbolism we find the so-called allegories, where their interpretations are subject to the culture or religion that created them. In the western world the allegories of the horn of plenty as a sign of prosperity, or that of a winged woman as an allegory of victory are well known. The allegory thus has a rational interpretation, which does not imply another step to another interpretative plane. One of these well- known allegories is the scales, possibly due to its antiquity (of Chaldean origin), it is of universal interpretation, both among different cultures and religions. In ancient Egypt Osiris in the presence of Maat, the goddess of justice, weighs the heart of the deceased, and decides his future in the afterlife, it is also represented in the trials of the ancient Persians, in ancient Greece, Zeus with the golden scales, gives men the destiny they deserve. In the Christian religion, the scales are primarily the attribute of the judgement of all mankind at the end of time, where it is decided which soul deserves heaven or eternal damnation in hell. In the Kabbalah, reference is made to the scales being in the hands of the Ancient of Days. In astrology, when the Zodiac constellation hosts the Sun from 23 September to 22 October, the Sun is at the midpoint of the astronomical year (equinox), the length of day and night are equal, thus marking a balance. In the western world it is customary to represent justice in the form of a blindfolded woman, holding the scales in one hand and a sword in the other, if it is accepted that the sword is a sign of power, and that it can be both a builder through peace and justice, and a destroyer through the practice of injustice and maleficence. From the interpretation of this allegory, it can be deduced that force is authorised to maintain peace through the use of impartial justice, or also that justice can be imparted blindly through the use of force, here we can appreciate the bias in the interpretation of an allegory, according to the culture that has adopted this symbol.