| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Koran: for you, and will expiate for you your evil deeds; for God of what
ye do is well aware.
Thou art not bound to guide them; but God guides whom He will; and
whatever good ye expend it is for yourselves, and do not expend save
craving for God's face.
And what ye expend of good, it shall be repaid you, and ye shall not
be wronged,- unto the poor who are straitened in God's way, and cannot
knock about in the earth. The ignorant think them to be rich because
of their modesty; you will know them by their mark, they do not beg
from men importunately; but what ye spend of good God knows.
Those who expend their wealth by night and day, secretly and openly,
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Koran: And we did send apostles before thee: of them are some whose stories
we have related to thee, and of them are some whose stories we have
not related to thee; and no apostle might ever bring a sign except
by the permission of God; but when God's bidding came it was decided
with truth, and there were those lost who deemed it vain!
God it is who has made for you cattle, that ye may ride on some of
them;-and of them ye eat, and ye have in them advantages;-and that
ye may attain thereon a want which is in your breasts; upon them and
upon ships are ye borne.
He shows you His signs; which sign then of your Lord do ye deny?
Have they not journeyed on in the land and seen how was the end of
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