| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs: in these movements their woodcraft read that which, while
obvious to Sheeta, would doubtless have meant nothing to
you or me.
The hunting cat guessed that on the ground beneath Ska
was some living thing of flesh -- either a beast feeding upon
its kill or a dying animal that Ska did not yet dare attack. In
either event it might prove meat for Sheeta, and so the wary
feline stalked by a circuitous route, upon soft, padded feet
that gave forth no sound, until the circling aasvogel> and his
intended prey were upwind. Then, sniffing each vagrant
zephyr, Sheeta, the panther, crept cautiously forward, nor
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from A Start in Life by Honore de Balzac: Moreau, steward of the state of Presles, was the son of a provincial
attorney who became during the Revolution syndic-attorney at
Versailles. In that position, Moreau the father had been the means of
almost saving both the lives and property of the Serizys, father and
son. Citizen Moreau belonged to the Danton party; Robespierre,
implacable in his hatreds, pursued him, discovered him, and finally
had him executed at Versailles. Moreau the son, heir to the doctrines
and friendships of his father, was concerned in one of the
conspiracies which assailed the First Consul on his accession to
power. At this crisis, Monsieur de Serizy, anxious to pay his debt of
gratitude, enabled Moreau, lying under sentence of death, to make his
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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 Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Martin Luther: Church, as were also the miracles that accompanied the gift of the Holy
Ghost. Paul explained the purpose of these miraculous gifts of the Spirit in
I Corinthians 14:22, "Tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to
them that believe not." Once the Church had been established and properly
advertised by these miracles, the visible appearance of the Holy Ghost
ceased.
Next, the Holy Ghost is sent forth into the hearts of the believers, as here
stated, "God sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts." This sending is
accomplished by the preaching of the Gospel through which the Holy Spirit
inspires us with fervor and light, with new judgment, new desires, and new
motives. This happy innovation is not a derivative of reason or personal
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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 In a German Pension by Katherine Mansfield: "Two small beers," shouted Herr Lehmann through the slide.
"One moment, one moment."
At eight o'clock the cafe was deserted. Sabina sat down in the corner
without her sewing. Nothing seemed to have happened to the Frau. A doctor
had come--that was all.
"Ach," said Sabina. "I think no more of it. I listen no more. Ach, I
would like to go away--I hate this talk. I will not hear it. No, it is
too much." She leaned both elbows on the table--cupped her face in her
hands and pouted.
But the outer door suddenly opening, she sprang to her feet and laughed.
It was the Young Man again. He ordered more port, and brought no book this
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