| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey: "I reckon you're mistaken," replied the rustler, his blue eyes intently
on Hare. "I never seen you before. An' I ain't the kind of a feller to
cheat the man you mean."
"I saw you untie the girl's hands."
"You did? Well, d--n me!"
"Nebraska, if I save your life will you quit rustling cattle? You
weren't cut out for a thief."
"Will I? D--n me! I'll be straight an' decent. I'll take a job ridin'
for you, stranger, an' prove it."
"Cut him loose from the others," said Hare. He scrutinized the line of
rustlers. Several were masked in black." Take off those masks!"
The Heritage of the Desert |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Caesar's Commentaries in Latin by Julius Caesar: His traditis omnibusque armis ex oppido conlatis, ab eo loco in fines
Ambianorum pervenit; qui se suaque omnia sine mora dediderunt. Eorum
fines Nervii attingebant. Quorum de natura moribusque Caesar cum
quaereret, sic reperiebat: nullum esse aditum ad eos mercatoribus; nihil
pati vini reliquarumque rerum ad luxuriam pertinentium inferri, quod his
rebus relanguescere animos eorum et remitti virtutem existimarent; esse
homines feros magnaeque virtutis; increpitare atque incusare reliquos
Belgas, qui se populo Romano dedidissent patriamque virtutem proiecissent;
confirmare sese neque legatos missuros neque ullam condicionem pacis
accepturos.
Cum per eorum fines triduum iter fecisset, inveniebat ex captivis
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from King James Bible: drink till they had killed Paul.
ACT 23:13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
ACT 23:14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We
have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until
we have slain Paul.
ACT 23:15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief
captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would
enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come
near, are ready to kill him.
ACT 23:16 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he
went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
King James Bible |
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 A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum: the cavern; "but it is morning, now, and the mischief is done. You
cannot visit the children again for another year."
"That is true," answered Santa Claus, almost cheerfully;
"Christmas Eve is past, and for the first time in centuries
I have not visited my children."
"The little ones will be greatly disappointed," murmured the Daemon of
Repentance, almost regretfully; "but that cannot be helped now. Their
grief is likely to make the children selfish and envious and hateful,
and if they come to the Caves of the Daemons today I shall get a
chance to lead some of them to my Cave of Repentance."
"Do you never repent, yourself?" asked Santa Claus, curiously.
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