Today's Bibliomancy for Kurt Vonnegut

The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible:

young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.

ACT 23:19 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

ACT 23:20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

ACT 23:21 But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

ACT 23:22 So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and

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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible:

and your fathers killed them.

LUK 11:48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

LUK 11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

LUK 11:50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

LUK 11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

LUK 11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of

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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 King James Bible:

thee my vows,

PSA 66:14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

PSA 66:15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

PSA 66:16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

PSA 66:17 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

PSA 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

PSA 66:19 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice

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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 King James Bible:

not eat to defile himself therewith; I am the LORD.

LEV 22:9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

LEV 22:10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

LEV 22:11 But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.

LEV 22:12 If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.

LEV 22:13 But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and

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