| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from A Passion in the Desert by Honore de Balzac: liked, and when he began to stroke the hair on her feet she drew her
claws in carefully.
The man, keeping the dagger in one hand, thought to plunge it into the
belly of the too confiding panther, but he was afraid that he would be
immediately strangled in her last convulsive struggle; besides, he
felt in his heart a sort of remorse which bid him respect a creature
that had done him no harm. He seemed to have found a friend, in a
boundless desert; half unconsciously he thought of his first
sweetheart, whom he had nicknamed "Mignonne" by way of contrast,
because she was so atrociously jealous that all the time of their love
he was in fear of the knife with which she had always threatened him.
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay: showing his discoloured teeth.
"Whoever you are, and whatever you want," said Maskull, "you seem
very certain of yourself."
"Yes, you would like me to blush and stammer like a booby, wouldn't
you! That would be an excellent way of destroying lies."
Gangnet glanced toward the foot of one of the trees. He stooped and
picked up two or three objects that resembled eggs.
"To eat?" asked Maskull, accepting the offered gift.
"Yes, eat them; you must be hungry. I want none myself, and one
mustn't insult Krag by offering him a pleasure - especially such a
low pleasure."
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