| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Myths and Myth-Makers by John Fiske: procured and brought to him the sword of light. When Sculloge
reached home, more dead than alive, he saw that his wife knew
all. Bitterly they wept together, but she told him that with
courage all might be set right. She gave him a Druidic horse,
which bore him swiftly over land and sea, like the enchanted
steed of the Arabian Nights, until he reached the castle of
his wife's father who, as Sculloge now learned, was a good
Druid, the brother of the evil Lassa Buaicht. This good Druid
told him that the sword of light was kept by a third brother,
the powerful magician, Fiach O'Duda, who dwelt in an enchanted
castle, which many brave heroes had tried to enter, but the
Myths and Myth-Makers |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Miracle Mongers and Their Methods by Harry Houdini: The difficulty is not increased on seating
two men, or three men, upon each other's
knees (as shown in Fig. 4), since, in the
latter case, the third acts as a true counter-
poise to the first, and the whole pretty well
resembles an apparatus of unstable equilibrium,
whose centre of gravity is very
high and, consequently, so much more
easily displaced.
All these experiments require some
little skill and practice, but are attended
Miracle Mongers and Their Methods |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Richard III by William Shakespeare: To make the blessed period of this peace.
BUCKINGHAM. And, in good time,
Here comes Sir Richard Ratcliff and the Duke.
Enter GLOUCESTER, and RATCLIFF
GLOUCESTER. Good morrow to my sovereign king and
Queen;
And, princely peers, a happy time of day!
KING EDWARD. Happy, indeed, as we have spent the day.
Gloucester, we have done deeds of charity,
Made peace of enmity, fair love of hate,
Richard III |
