| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen: about his face, saw the shimmer rising from the turf, and heard
the myriad murmur of the summer.
"I hope the smell doesn't annoy you, Clarke; there's
nothing unwholesome about it. It may make you a bit sleepy,
that's all."
Clarke heard the words quite distinctly, and knew that
Raymond was speaking to him, but for the life of him he could
not rouse himself from his lethargy. He could only think of the
lonely walk he had taken fifteen years ago; it was his last look
at the fields and woods he had known since he was a child, and
now it all stood out in brilliant light, as a picture, before
The Great God Pan |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall
not come near thee.
ISA 54:15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me:
whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
ISA 54:16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in
the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have
created the waster to destroy.
ISA 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and
every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt
condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their
righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
King James Bible |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Within the Tides by Joseph Conrad: went ashore and, aided by his engineer (still half dead with
fright), rolled up Laughing Anne's body in a cotton sheet and
brought it on board for burial at sea later. While busy with this
pious task, Davidson, glancing about, perceived a huge heap of
white clothes huddled up against the corner-post of the house.
That it was the Frenchman lying there he could not doubt. Taking
it in connection with the dismal groan he had heard in the night,
Davidson is pretty sure that his random shot gave a mortal hurt to
the murderer of poor Anne.
"As to the others, Davidson never set eyes on a single one of them.
Whether they had concealed themselves in the scared settlement, or
Within the Tides |
