| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from When the World Shook by H. Rider Haggard: fairest were the wives of the Kings of the Children of Wisdom.
For the rest, such arts as I have spring not from magic, but from
knowledge which your people will acquire in days to come, that
is, if Oro spares them. Surely you above all should know that I
am only woman," she added very slowly and searching my face with
her eyes.
"Why, Yva? During the little while that we have been together I
have seen much which makes me doubt. Even Bickley the sceptic
doubts also."
"I will tell you, though I am not sure that you will believe
me." She glanced about her as though she were frightened lest
When the World Shook |
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 Before Adam by Jack London: my mother for food. All she had furnished me was
protection and guidance.
I crawled softly out through the bushes. Once I looked
back and saw the Chatterer still chanting and
teetering. It was not a pleasant sight. I knew pretty
well how to be cautious, and I was exceedingly careful
on this my first journey in the world.
I gave no thought as to where I was going. I had but
one purpose, and that was to go away beyond the reach
of the Chatterer. I climbed into the trees and
wandered on amongst them for hours, passing from tree
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