Gold — condensed sunlight — stands materially in the same relationship to other substances as within thinking the thought of God stands to other thoughts.

 

"The sun broke into my veins and turned everything into gold."
— William Turner

Rudolf Steiner:  "Gold, representing what is Sun-like within the Earth's crust, is indeed something within which is imbedded a most significant mystery. In fact, gold stands materially in the same relationship to other substances as within thinking the thought of God stands to other thoughts."

Source: November 25, 1917 GA 178