| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Miracle Mongers and Their Methods by Harry Houdini: from so ponderous, and to all other persons
in the World, so indigestible a Meal,
which he repeats from twelve at noon to
seven.
Any Lady or Gentleman may bring
Black Flints or Pebbles with them.
N. B.--His Merit is fully demonstrated
by Dr. Monroe, who in his Medical
Commentary, 1772, and several other Gentlemen
of the Faculty. Likewise Dr. John
Hunter and Sir Joseph Banks can witness
Miracle Mongers and Their Methods |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Concerning Christian Liberty by Martin Luther: puffed up with these things, and did not raise Himself above us
and arrogate to Himself power over us, though He might lawfully
have done so, but, on the contrary, so acted in labouring,
working, suffering, and dying, as to be like the rest of men, and
no otherwise than a man in fashion and in conduct, as if He were
in want of all things and had nothing of the form of God; and yet
all this He did for our sakes, that He might serve us, and that
all the works He should do under that form of a servant might
become ours.
Thus a Christian, like Christ his Head, being full and in
abundance through his faith, ought to be content with this form
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Koran: is to be.' He answered, 'He saith it is a dun cow, intensely dun,
her colour delighting those who look upon her.'
Again they said, 'Pray thy Lord to show us what she is to be; for
cows appear the same to us; then we, if God will, shall be guided.' He
answered, He saith, it is a cow, not broken in to plough the earth
or irrigate the tilth, a sound one with no blemish on her.' They said,
'Now hast thou brought the truth.' And they slaughtered her, though
they came near leaving it undone.
When too ye slew a soul and disputed thereupon, and God brought
forth that which ye had hidden, then we said, 'Strike him with part of
her.' Thus God brings the dead to life and shows you His signs, that
The Koran |
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 Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum: As soon as the maid opened the door Ozma, bearing in her hand her
ivory wand, stepped into the hall and made her way at once to the
drawing-room, followed by all her company, except the Lion and the
Tiger. And the twenty-seven soldiers made such a noise and a clatter
that the little maid Nanda ran away screaming to her mistress,
whereupon the Princess Langwidere, roused to great anger by this rude
invasion of her palace, came running into the drawing-room without any
assistance whatever.
There she stood before the slight and delicate form of the little girl
from Oz and cried out;--
"How dare you enter my palace unbidden? Leave this room at once, or I
Ozma of Oz |
