| 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: they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon
all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
EXO 14:18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have
gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
EXO 14:19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel,
removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from
before their face, and stood behind them:
EXO 14:20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of
Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by
night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
EXO 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Ancient Regime by Charles Kingsley: first, actually superior to the peoples over whom they ruled. I
cannot, as long as my eyes are open, yield to the modern theory of
the equality--indeed of the non-existence--of races. Holding, as I
do, the primaeval unity of the human race, I see in that race the
same inclination to sport into fresh varieties, the same competition
of species between those varieties, which Mr. Darwin has pointed out
among plants and mere animals. A distinguished man arises; from him
a distinguished family; from it a distinguished tribe, stronger,
cunninger than those around. It asserts its supremacy over its
neighbours at first exactly as a plant or animal would do, by
destroying, and, where possible, eating them; next, having grown
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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 Mother by Owen Wister: night, having found no satisfactory answer to it, I said: 'What would you
do in my place, Ethel?' But Ethel knew."
"'I should find out when he sails, and meet his steamer with a cowhide.'"
"'Then he would sue me for damages.'"
"'That would be nothing, if you got a few good cuts in on him.'"
"'Ethel,' I said, 'please follow me carefully. I should like dearly to
cowhide him. and for the sake of argument we will consider it done Then
comes the lawsuit. Then I get up and say that I beat him because he made
me buy Standard Egg at 63 by telling me that his mother had some, when
really the old lady had been dead for fifteen years. When I think of it
in this way, I do not feel--'"
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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 Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas: livres for ninety thousand livres down."
"And devil take me if I don't think you are right!" Upon
which D'Artagnan took a candle and went up to his bedroom.
CHAPTER 21
In which D'Artagnan prepares to travel
for the Firm of Planchet and Company
D'Artagnan reflected to such good purpose during the night
that his plan was settled by morning. "This is it," said he,
sitting up in bed, supporting his elbow on his knee, and his
chin in his hand; -- "this is it. I shall seek out forty
steady, firm men, recruited among people a little
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