| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible: had received his sight.
JOH 9:19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was
born blind? how then doth he now see?
JOH 9:20 His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our
son, and that he was born blind:
JOH 9:21 But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath
opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for
himself.
JOH 9:22 These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews:
for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was
Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Enchanted Island of Yew by L. Frank Baum: low but shrill whistle.
The three girls, filled with eager interest, watched her intently.
Presently a trampling of footsteps was heard through the brushwood,
and a beautiful deer burst from the forest and fearlessly ran to the
fairy. Without hesitation she waved her wand above the deer's head
and exclaimed:
"By all my fairy powers I command you to become a war-horse for the
period of one year."
Instantly the deer disappeared, and in its place was a handsome charger,
milk-white in color, with flowing mane and tail. Upon its back was a
saddle sparkling with brilliant gems sewn upon fine dressed leather.
The Enchanted Island of Yew |
| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Lady Baltimore by Owen Wister: gazing at the other buildings, and so perceived me still on the steps.
With a gesture of remembering something he crossed back again.
"You've not seen Miss Rieppe?"
"Why, of course I haven't!" I exclaimed. Was everybody going to ask me
that?
"Well, something's up, old boy. Charley has got the launch away with
him--and I'll bet he's got her away with him, too. Charley lied this
morning."
"Is lying, then, so rare with him?"
"Why, it rather is, you know. But I've come to be able to spot him when
he does it. Those little bulgy eyes of his look at you particularly
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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 Maitre Cornelius by Honore de Balzac: XI. made a sign. Marie appeared, followed by her old husband, who
allowed her to pass in first.
"Good-day, my children," said the king.
"Sire," replied his daughter in a low voice, as she embraced him, "I
want to speak to you in secret."
Louis XI. appeared not to have heard her. He turned to the door and
called out in a hollow voice, "Hola, Dufou!"
Dufou, seigneur of Montbazon and grand cup-bearer of France, entered
in haste.
"Go to the maitre d'hotel, and tell him I must have salt mackerel for
dinner. And go to Madame de Beaujeu, and let her know that I wish to
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