| 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: earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
ISA 48:21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts:
he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock
also, and the waters gushed out.
ISA 48:22 There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
ISA 49:1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far;
The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath
he made mention of my name.
ISA 49:2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of
his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver
hath he hid me;
King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Twilight Land by Howard Pyle: truth, I will be mightily glad for a drop to moisten my throat
withal."
"But," said Fortunatus, "you have not told us what the story is
to be about."
"It is," said the Lad who fiddled for the Jew in the
bramble-bush, "about--
Ill-Luck and the Fiddler
Once upon a time St. Nicholas came down into the world to take a
peep at the old place and see how things looked in the
spring-time. On he stepped along the road to the town where he
used to live, for he had a notion to find out whether things were
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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 Reign of King Edward the Third by William Shakespeare: TWO.
What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly,
When envy and destruction is so nigh?
ONE.
Content thee, man; they are far enough from hence,
And will be met, I warrant ye, to their cost,
Before they break so far into the Realm.
TWO.
Aye, so the Grasshopper doth spend the time
In mirthful jollity, till Winter come;
And then too late he would redeem his time,
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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 Richard III by William Shakespeare: With that, methoughts, a legion of foul fiends
Environ'd me, and howled in mine ears
Such hideous cries that, with the very noise,
I trembling wak'd, and for a season after
Could not believe but that I was in hell,
Such terrible impression made my dream.
KEEPER. No marvel, lord, though it affrighted you;
I am afraid, methinks, to hear you tell it.
CLARENCE. Ah, Keeper, Keeper, I have done these things
That now give evidence against my soul
For Edward's sake, and see how he requites me!
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