| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Dust by Mr. And Mrs. Haldeman-Julius: keep a single one of them."
"I'm sorry; I wish I could help you in some way."
"Oh, Martin, I know you're not a praying man--but if you could
only learn."
Martin looked at her respectfully but with profound curiosity.
"There must be an answer to all this," Rose went on brokenly.
"There must! Billy is lying in the arms of Jesus now--no pain,
only sweet rest. I believe that."
"I'm glad you have the faith that can put such meaning into it
all."
"Martin, I want to pray for strength to bear it."
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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 Tanach: Joshua 21: 14 and Jattir with the open land about it, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;
Joshua 21: 15 and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;
Joshua 21: 16 and Ain with the open land about it, and Juttah with the open land about it, and Beth-shemesh with the open land about it; nine cities out of those two tribes.
Joshua 21: 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with the open land about it, Geba with the open land about it;
Joshua 21: 18 Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; four cities.
Joshua 21: 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.
Joshua 21: 20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Joshua 21: 21 And they gave them Shechem with the open land about it in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with the open land about it;
Joshua 21: 22 and Kibzaim with the open land about it, and Beth-horon with the open land about it; four cities.
Joshua 21: 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with the open land about it, Gibbethon with the open land about it;
Joshua 21: 24 Aijalon with the open land about it, Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; four cities.
 The Tanach |