| 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: death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and
heapeth unto him all people:
HAB 2:6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a
taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that
which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick
clay!
HAB 2:7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake
that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
HAB 2:8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the
people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of
the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
 King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Outlaw of Torn by Edgar Rice Burroughs: "De Montfort has told him as much a dozen times,
and now that all of us, both Norman and Saxon barons,
have already met together and formed a pact for our
mutual protection the King must surely realize that the
time for temporizing be past, and that unless he would
have a civil war upon his hands he must keep the
promises he so glibly makes, instead of breaking them
the moment De Montfort's back be turned."
"He fears his brother-in-law," interrupted another of
the knights, "even more than the devil fears holy water.
I was in attendance on his majesty some weeks since
 The Outlaw of Torn |