Not everything that is golden is to be desired. Sometimes gold can represent greed or excess in itself, the corruption that wealth and power can bring. Gold has long been coveted by those of status; the legend of King Midas is a case in point. Everything he touched turned to gold, including his food and his daughter.

Golden items often figure into myths: the Golden Idol, the Golden Calf, the Golden Apples, the Golden Fleece, the Golden Hind, the Golden Ass. I have already talked about several golden concepts of ethics or morals, the Golden Mean and the Golden Rule. And the Golden Ratio is a valorized concept of geometry, art, and architecture.

So to round out (or square up) my golden theme, the Golden Touch may serve as my culmination. Other golden things can be brought to mind, but I settled on the concept of the title. The Golden Touch can be thought to represent the dark side of Gold!

Further Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Idol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_calf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Fleece

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_apple

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Ass

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceryneian_Hind

Essay written by Claude.AI about the negativities of gold.

https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/2ae11e87-3281-4319-95a3-54d3a87d9c8f

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