| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Confidence by Henry James: "No, it is n't over," said Gordon, with a positive head-shake. "Don't
you see it is n't over?"
Bernard smiled, laid his hand on his friend's shoulder and patted it a little.
"Your attitude might almost pass for that of resignation."
"I 'm not resigned!" said Gordon Wright.
"Of course not. But when were you refused?"
Gordon stood a minute with his eyes fixed on the ground.
Then, at last looking up,
"Three weeks ago--a fortnight before you came. But let us walk along,"
he said, "and I will tell you all about it."
"I proposed to her three weeks ago," said Gordon, as they walked along.
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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 Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche: their fathers, there came upon Zarathustra no little desire to mock at
their eagerness: for evidently they were very peaceable kings whom he saw
before him, kings with old and refined features. But he restrained
himself. "Well!" said he, "thither leadeth the way, there lieth the cave
of Zarathustra; and this day is to have a long evening! At present,
however, a cry of distress calleth me hastily away from you.
It will honour my cave if kings want to sit and wait in it: but, to be
sure, ye will have to wait long!
Well! What of that! Where doth one at present learn better to wait than
at courts? And the whole virtue of kings that hath remained unto them--is
it not called to-day: ABILITY to wait?"
Thus Spake Zarathustra |
