| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Girl with the Golden Eyes by Honore de Balzac: head for him; do you understand? to conceive one of those desires
which eat the heart, which are forgotten because of the impossibility
of satisfying them, because women in Paris are commonly without
tenacity. Few of them say to themselves, after the fashion of men, the
"/Je Maintiendrai/," of the House of Orange.
Underneath this fresh young life, and in spite of the limpid springs
in his eyes, Henri had a lion's courage, a monkey's agility. He could
cut a ball in half at ten paces on the blade of a knife; he rode his
horse in a way that made you realize the fable of the Centaur; drove a
four-in-hand with grace; was as light as a cherub and quiet as a lamb,
but knew how to beat a townsman at the terrible game of /savate/ or
 The Girl with the Golden Eyes |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Tanach: Psalms 22: 18 (22:19) They part my garments among them, and for my vesture do they cast lots.
Psalms 22: 19 (22:20) But Thou, O LORD, be not far off; O Thou my strength, hasten to help me.
Psalms 22: 20 (22:21) Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog.
Psalms 22: 21 (22:22) Save me from the lion's mouth; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen do Thou answer me.
Psalms 22: 22 (22:23) I will declare Thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee.
Psalms 22: 23 (22:24) 'Ye that fear the LORD, praise Him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and stand in awe of Him, all ye the seed of Israel.
Psalms 22: 24 (22:25) For He hath not despised nor abhorred the lowliness of the poor; neither hath He hid His face from him; but when he cried unto Him, He heard.'
Psalms 22: 25 (22:26) From Thee cometh my praise in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear Him.
Psalms 22: 26 (22:27) Let the humble eat and be satisfied; let them praise the LORD that seek after Him; may your heart be quickened for ever!
Psalms 22: 27 (22:28) All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the LORD; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Thee.
Psalms 22: 28 (22:29) For the kingdom is the LORD'S; and He is the ruler over the nations.
 The Tanach |