| 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: seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them
two hundred singing men and singing women.
EZR 2:66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules,
two hundred forty and five;
EZR 2:67 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six
thousand seven hundred and twenty.
EZR 2:68 And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the
house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of
God to set it up in his place:
EZR 2:69 They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work
threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of
King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Figure in the Carpet by Henry James: triumphantly down the table, publicly demand if she hadn't been
right. The party was large - there were people from outside as
well, but I had never seen a table long enough to deprive Lady Jane
of a triumph. I was just reflecting in truth that this
interminable board would deprive ME of one when the guest next me,
dear woman - she was Miss Poyle, the vicar's sister, a robust
unmodulated person - had the happy inspiration and the unusual
courage to address herself across it to Vereker, who was opposite,
but not directly, so that when he replied they were both leaning
forward. She enquired, artless body, what he thought of Lady
Jane's "panegyric," which she had read - not connecting it however
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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 The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave by Frederick Douglass: less cruel to reduce a human being to the condition
of a thing, than to give him a severe flagellation,
or to deprive him of necessary food and clothing!
As if whips, chains, thumb-screws, paddles, blood-
hounds, overseers, drivers, patrols, were not all in-
dispensable to keep the slaves down, and to give
protection to their ruthless oppressors! As if, when
the marriage institution is abolished, concubinage,
adultery, and incest, must not necessarily abound;
when all the rights of humanity are annihilated, any
barrier remains to protect the victim from the fury
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave |
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 Koran: unto a people who believe.
He said, 'Verily, ye take be-side God idols, through mutual
friendship in the life of this world; then on the day of judgment ye
shall deny each other, and shall curse each other, and your resort
shall be the fire, and ye shall have none to help.'
And Lot believed him. And (Abraham) said, 'Verily, I flee unto my
Lord! Verily, He is mighty, wise! and we granted him Isaac and
Jacob; and we placed in his seed prophecy and the Book; and we gave
him his hire in this world; and, verily, he in the next shall be among
the righteous.'
And Lot when he said to his people, 'Verily, ye approach an
The Koran |
