


If this understanding of the meaning of the line “Silver apples of the moon and golden apples of the sun,” remains only another piece of intellectual information then you will remain as a guest on this dark earth (The Holy Longing – Goethe).

Wisdom teachings of all traditions recognize other ways of viewing this symbolic and experiential unity. It is the mystical union of the feminine (silver apples) and masculine (golden apples).ĭo not take the idea that silver (feminine) is less than gold (masculine). The plucking (and eating) of the silver apples of the moon and the golden apples of the sun is the culmination of this journey of self-discovery. Yeats, the ultimate discovery is the union of different but complementary aspects of yourself. On the journey of self discovery shared here through The Song of Wandering Aengus poem by W.
