Today's Stichomancy for Angelina Jolie

The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter:

eating his sandwich.

Once or twice something moved about with a rustle and a splash amongst the rushes at the side of the pond.

"I trust that is not a rat," said Mr. Jeremy Fisher; "I think I had better get away from here."

Mr. Jeremy shoved the boat out again a little way, and dropped in the bait. There was a bite almost directly;

The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen:

and others of the regiment, who treated her with more distinction, again became her favourites."

It may be easily believed, that however little of novelty could be added to their fears, hopes, and conjectures, on this interesting subject, by its repeated discussion, no other could detain them from it long, during the whole of the journey. From Elizabeth's thoughts it was never absent. Fixed there by the keenest of all anguish, self-reproach, she could find no interval of ease or forgetfulness.

They travelled as expeditiously as possible, and, sleeping one night on the road, reached Longbourn by dinner time the next

Pride and Prejudice

The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Tanach:

Psalms 145: 16 Thou openest Thy hand, and satisfiest every living thing with favour.

Psalms 145: 17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways, and gracious in all His works.

Psalms 145: 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.

Psalms 145: 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him; He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Psalms 145: 20 The LORD preserveth all them that love Him; but all the wicked will He destroy.

Psalms 145: 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; and let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.

Psalms 146: 1 Hallelujah. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

Psalms 146: 2 I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.

Psalms 146: 3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

Psalms 146: 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Psalms 146: 5 Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

The Tanach

The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories by Alice Dunbar:

around him in a quick, sympathetic mass. The individual, the concrete bit of helpless humanity, had more interest for them than the vast, vague fighting mob beyond.

The noon-hour pealed from the brazen throats of many bells, and the numerous hoarse whistles of the steam-boats called the unheeded luncheon-time to the levee workers. The war waged furiously, and groans of the wounded mingled with curses and roars from the combatants.

"Killed instantly," said the surgeon, carefully lifting Mr. Baptiste into the ambulance.

Tramp, tramp, tramp, sounded the militia steadily marching down

The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories