In the Vedas the COW is symbolic of SWAR, the Highest State of Consciousness, that of Truth, Light and Right; this is the 'Solar-Consciousness'. So the 'Cow' here is symbolic of this higher state of consciousness, open only to the 'Seers' (Those who See). The symbolism of the Golden Objects here is also of this higher state of consciousness; the end of the tale has Jack's father being the rightful owner of the Gold Hoard, which was stolen by the Ogre. The key here is the Runic Gealdor - FE-FI-FO-FUM which invokes the power of the Feoh-Rune - the meaning of which is 'Cattle' (The Cow), and later 'Gold' (The Solar Knowledge); Here we have yet another parallel between the Germanic Lore and Vedic Lore of the Arya. This form the basis of so many myths based upon the stealing of the Light, Gold, or Cattle by the Joten, which have to be retrieved by either the Sun-Hero or one of the Gods. The 'beanstalk' winds anti-sunwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and is symbolic here of a journey between two worlds, or two states of consciousness. When the Ogre says he will 'grins his bones to make my bread' this is in fact suggestive of the World Mill and the Precession of the Equinoxes.