Arcana Coelestia #9691
9691. And their hooks shall be of gold. That this signifies the methods of conjunction by means of good, may be seen above (n. 9676).
Arcana Coelestia #9676
9676. Their hooks of gold. That this signifies the methods of conjunction by means of good, is evident from the signification of “hooks,” as being methods of conjunction—“hooks” have this signification from their form; and from the signification of “gold,” as being good (see n. 113, 1551, 1552, 5658, 6914, 6917, 9490).