| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Tanach: Genesis 49: 16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
Genesis 49: 17 Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned snake in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward.
Genesis 49: 18 I wait for Thy salvation, O Lord.
Genesis 49: 19 Gad, a troop shall troop upon him; but he shall troop upon their heel.
Genesis 49: 20 As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
Genesis 49: 21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
Genesis 49: 22 Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a fountain; its branches run over the wall.
Genesis 49: 23 The archers have dealt bitterly with him, and shot at him, and hated him;
Genesis 49: 24 But his bow abode firm, and the arms of his hands were made supple, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, from thence, from the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,
Genesis 49: 25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
The Tanach |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Dracula by Bram Stoker: heard this moment the flapping of the wings of the angel of death.
And he has been flapping those grim wings to some purpose of late,
Lucy's mother and Arthur's father, and now. . . Let me get on
with my work.
I duly relieved Van Helsing in his watch over Lucy.
We wanted Arthur to go to rest also, but he refused at first.
It was only when I told him that we should want him to help us
during the day, and that we must not all break down for want
of rest, lest Lucy should suffer, that he agreed to go.
Van Helsing was very kind to him. "Come, my child," he said.
"Come with me. You are sick and weak, and have had much sorrow and much
Dracula |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Royalty Restored/London Under Charles II by J. Fitzgerald Molloy: from his home, incautiously leaving behind him some old letters
and copies of communications which had passed between him and the
Jesuits. These were at once seized, and though not containing
one expression which could be construed as treasonable, were,
from expectations they set forth of seeing catholicity re-
established in England, considered by undiscerning judges, proofs
of the statements made by Oates.
On the strength of his discovery, Oates hastened to Sir
Edmondbury Godfrey, and swore false informations; becoming aware
of which, Coleman, conscious of his innocence, delivered himself
up, in hopes of meeting a justice never vouchsafed him.
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