| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Koran: promise of truth which they have been promised.
But he who says to his parents, 'Fie upon you! Do ye promise me that
I shall be brought forth when generations have passed away before
me?'-then shall they both cry to God for help. Woe to thee! Believe!
Verily, the promise of God is true. Then says he, 'This is but old
folks tales.'
There are those against whom the sentence was due amongst the
nations who have passed away before them of ginns and men; verily,
they have been the losers; and for all are degrees of what they have
done, so that He may repay them their works, and they shall not be
wronged.
 The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson: very slight remnant of winter and its rough weather. My bedroom,
when I awoke this morning, was full of bird-songs, which is the
greatest pleasure in life. Come hither, come hither, come hither,
and when you come bring the third part of the EARTHLY PARADISE; you
can get it for me in Elliot's for two and tenpence (2s. 10d.)
(BUSINESS HABITS). Also bring an ounce of honeydew from Wilson's.
R. L. S.
Letter: TO MRS. THOMAS STEVENSON
BRUSSELS, THURSDAY, 25TH JULY 1872.
MY DEAR MOTHER, - I am here at last, sitting in my room, without
coat or waistcoat, and with both window and door open, and yet
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