| 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: munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
ISA 33:17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall
behold the land that is very far off.
ISA 33:18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where
is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
ISA 33:19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper
speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst
not understand.
ISA 33:20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall
see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken
down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall
 King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Copy-Cat & Other Stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman: bold. "Any objection to my staying here?" he
asked.
The other man eyed him sharply. "Smoke
much?" he inquired.
"Smoke a pipe sometimes."
"Careful with your matches?"
David nodded.
"That's all I think about," said the farmer.
"These woods is apt to catch fire jest when I'm
about ready to cut. The man that squatted here
before -- he died about a month ago -- didn't smoke.
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