| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Russia in 1919 by Arthur Ransome: consideration the demand to end civil war amounted to a
demand for the disarming of the working class and the poor
peasantry in the face of bandits and executioners
advancing from all sides. In a word, it was the worst form
of state crime, namely, treason to a state of workers and
peasants. The Committee considered useful every kind of
practical criticism of the work of the Soviet Government in
all departments, but it could not allow that in the rear of the
Red Army of workers and peasants, under that army's
protection, should be carried on unrestrained an agitation
which could have only one result, the weakening of Soviet
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Shadow out of Time by H. P. Lovecraft: of ancient history, and Tyler M. Freeborn of the department of
anthropology - together with my son Wingate - accompanied me.
My correspondent, Mackenzie, came to Arkham early in 1935 and
assisted in our final preparations. He proved to be a tremendously
competent and affable man of about fifty, admirably well-read,
and deeply familiar with all the conditions of Australian travel.
He had tractors waiting at Pilbarra, and we chartered a tramp
steamer sufficiently small to get up the river to that point.
We were prepared to excavate in the most careful and scientific
fashion, sifting every particle of sand, and disturbing nothing
which might seem to be in or near its original situation.
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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 Moon-Face and Other Stories by Jack London: rugged crests, where the steep slopes were covered with manzanita, she caught
a glimpse of a clear space where the wild grass had not yet lost its green.
"Have you ever heard of the secret pasture?" she asked, her eyes still fixed
on the remote green.
A snort of fear brought her eyes back to the man beside her. Dolly, upreared,
with distended nostrils and wild eyes, was pawing the air madly with her fore
legs. Chris threw himself forward against her neck to keep her from falling
backward, and at the same time touched her with the spurs to compel her to
drop her fore feet to the ground in order to obey the go-ahead impulse of the
spurs.
"Why, Dolly, this is most remarkable," Lute began reprovingly.
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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 King James Bible: JOH 6:52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can
this man give us his flesh to eat?
JOH 6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have
no life in you.
JOH 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal
life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
JOH 6:55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
JOH 6:56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in
me, and I in him.
JOH 6:57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father:
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