| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Koran: up.
We did give to Moses and Aaron the Discrimination, and a light and a
reminder to those who fear; who are afraid of their Lord in secret;
and who at the Hour do shrink.
This is a blessed reminder which we have sent down, will ye then
deny it?
And we gave Abraham a right direction before; for about him we knew.
When he said to his father and to his people, 'What are these images
to which ye pay devotion?' Said they, 'We found our fathers serving
them.' Said he, 'Both you and your fathers have been in obvious
error.' They said, 'Dost thou come to us with the truth, or art thou
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs: back toward me, or at least Raja was. Just why the
female was keeping out of it I did not understand,
unless it was that she was not entirely clear in her
own mind as to precisely what her mate was attempt-
ing.
At any rate, I was sufficiently convinced to stop
where I was and await developments, for I could
readily realize two things. One was that I could never
overhaul them before the damage was done if they
should pull the lidi down now. The other thing was
that if they did not pull it down for a few minutes
Pellucidar |
