In the book of Genesis, God gave Adam and Eve a garden, and in the middle of that garden was a tree full of forbidden fruit. Long story short: they eat the apple and are cast out of the garden.
In Homer’s Iliad, the goddess Eris throws a golden apple into a crowd with the phrase “to the fairest” inscribed on it. Long story short again: Trojan War.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in mythology, the goddess Aphrodite helped young Hippomenes catch himself a bride by giving him three golden apples to throw in her path as they raced each other.
Atalanta picked every one of them up, Hippomenes won and Atalanta had to marry him. Though, c’mon, that just sounds like excuses to me. I’ve always assumed he was just so hot she threw the race, so call me a romantic and move it along.
Anyway, what do all these stories have in common, besides the presence of some sort of shiny fruit?
Choices.
The golden apple of myth isn’t a path, or a mindset, or a deep inner urge. It’s also not a sign of impending doom, though it can end up that way. A golden apple is just a moment—a shining, pivotal moment when an opportunity or a roadblock arises and we can choose to roll with it or to stop, re-evaluate, and run away (yes, Virgo, I’m talking to you).
Every golden apple that rolls across our path is a chance to learn from the universe. With a little advance warning, you can weigh your options before you twitch your metaphorical wings and send a tsunami roaring into your life.
An apple caused the Trojan War? You better bet [Homer says] it did, and if that’s not the butterfly effect, I’ll trade you Ashton Kutcher for three lumps of coal. What say you?
When Eve makes an offer or Eris lobs a softball, they may just be giving you a key to your soul’s evolutionary success…or…maybe…it’s a trap?
Every day presents every person with a dozen opportunities to chase after apples, and the recent discovery of the dwarf planet Eris heralds a new era in which it’s more and more difficult to avoid the constant hailstorm. The internet has brought the world to your doorstep, and even the apples meant for someone on the other side of the world start to feel surprisingly personal—as though they’re being hurled straight at you and you’re completely unprotected.
Māla ergō mala (sunt)? How do you decide which apples will give you knowledge when you bite into them, and which will lead to chaos down the line?
Here at Golden Apple Astrology, we believe that you can find your answers, and maybe some fortifying armor, through the stars in your natal chart. By exploring your personal relationship with time and space, you can steer your own evolution as you discover your place the universe.
How do you like them…oh, you know where I’m going with that. So cliche of me.
Also, now I just want pie. Or maybe apple pancakes. Who’s with me?