𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘

"In our fairytale world, the profound understanding of what our people wrote about themselves, how they interpreted life and its meaning, is constantly rekindled. We hear of the bold prince who fears nothing, of the poor youth who carries within him the high calling to become the king of the golden mountain; of the retired soldier who makes a pact with death and the devil, only to ultimately triumph over both because he fearlessly and boldly follows his path. It is always the chosen hero who, through hardship and danger, presses on to where the water of life flows, bestowing immortality, and where the grove stands, in the center of which grows the tree with the golden apples—the apples of life, the eating of which means eternal life. But even more than that: to know the meaning of life, which in itself signifies eternity and immortality. And yet, the grove with the golden apples is not located somewhere in an inaccessible afterlife, beyond the reach of any living being. There are hardships and dangers, monsters and adventures all along the way, but what overcomes all these obstacles is a pure mind and a courageous heart. [...] The image of this sacred tree with its golden fruit is widespread among many peoples; but only the people of its northern homeland and their relatives in other lands have preserved its true meaning. One Nordic people reinterpreted the tree of the knowledge of life as a symbol of misfortune and evil. Our people, however, have more faithfully clung to their ancient wisdom in myths and customs. For us, the tree with the golden apples remains, as it has for thousands of years, the image of true knowledge: the knowledge of pure life and its eternal laws."

Source: FM-Zeitschrift: Monatsschrift Der Reichsführung-SS für fördernde Mitglieder, 5. Jahrgang. Folge 12, Berlin, 1. Dezember 1938 p.9