2022/1/18 #poetry The golden ball that the princess had was representative of desire similar to the representation of desire attributed to the moon. There is a connection with desire and obsession. When you have the golden ball, what else would you do but play with it and carry it and stare at it. You love it. It is what you want. Unlike other wants that upon fulfillment are replaced by new wants, these remain. The golden ball stays the only want even when it is already possessed. The moon is also associated with obsession, this desire out of balance. It captures your attention as the most luminous object in the otherwise dark world of the night. Is it this capturing that inspired these associations? I would like a golden ball. I can imagine the weight of it being so very pleasing. I don't care about the value. I would like to experience rolling it between my hands and along surfaces that would resonate with deep sounds. Heavy metal and stone balls are a delight and one of gold would be very heavy indeed. The kind of thing that would pull you into raptness. Effortless dhyana.