Today's Stichomancy for Elvis Presley

The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Tanach:

Psalms 18: 26 (18:27) With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.

Psalms 18: 27 (18:28) For Thou dost save the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes Thou dost humble.

Psalms 18: 28 (18:29) For Thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God doth lighten my darkness.

Psalms 18: 29 (18:30) For by Thee I run upon a troop; and by my God do I scale a wall.

Psalms 18: 30 (18:31) As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.

Psalms 18: 31 (18:32) For who is God, save the LORD? And who is a Rock, except our God?

Psalms 18: 32 (18:33) The God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way straight;

Psalms 18: 33 (18:34) Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places;

Psalms 18: 34 (18:35) Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

Psalms 18: 35 (18:36) Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation, and Thy right hand hath holden me up; and Thy condescension hath made me great.

Psalms 18: 36 (18:37) Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.

The Tanach

The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Summer by Edith Wharton:

whenever old Mrs. Skeff had a fancy to humiliate her daughter-in-law she had only to say: "Who'd ever think the baby's only two? And for a seven months' child-- ain't it a wonder what a size he is?" North Dormer had treasures of indulgence for brands in the burning, but only derision for those who succeeded in getting snatched from it; and Charity had always understood Julia Hawes's refusal to be snatched....

Only--was there no alternative but Julia's? Her soul recoiled from the vision of the white-faced woman among the plush sofas and gilt frames. In the established

The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Pathology of Lying, Etc. by William and Mary Healy:

to get a perfectly definite statement that she was addicted to the habit.

Two years prior to the time we knew Marie she had worked up a story of adventure in which she was the heroine. She used the telephone to call for help, stating that she stood with a revolver covering a burglar. From this incident she gained a good deal of notoriety. The police found there was nothing to the case and later Marie herself made a confession. By the time we saw her this story varied somewhat from her original statement, but was still persisted in, although she must have known that we could readily trace the actual occurrence.

The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen:

been very kind; she walked here on Wednesday morning to condole with us, and offered her services, or any of her daughters', if they should be of use to us."

"She had better have stayed at home," cried Elizabeth; "perhaps she MEANT well, but, under such a misfortune as this, one cannot see too little of one's neighbours. Assistance is impossible; condolence insufferable. Let them triumph over us at a distance, and be satisfied."

She then proceeded to inquire into the measures which her father had intended to pursue, while in town, for the recovery of his daughter.

Pride and Prejudice