| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Tanach: Isaiah 3: 10 Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Isaiah 3: 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for the work of his hands shall be done to him.
Isaiah 3: 12 As for My people, a babe is their master, and women rule over them. O My people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
Isaiah 3: 13 The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples.
Isaiah 3: 14 The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of His people, and the princes thereof: 'It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses;
Isaiah 3: 15 What mean ye that ye crush My people, and grind the face of the poor?' saith the Lord, the GOD of hosts.
Isaiah 3: 16 Moreover the LORD said: because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet;
Isaiah 3: 17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts.
Isaiah 3: 18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their anklets, and the fillets, and the crescents;
Isaiah 3: 19 the pendants, and the bracelets, and the veils;
 The Tanach |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane: head very still and took many precautions against
stumbling. He was filled with anxiety, and his
face was pinched and drawn in anticipation of the
pain of any sudden mistake of his feet in the
gloom.
His thoughts, as he walked, fixed intently
upon his hurt. There was a cool, liquid feeling
about it and he imagined blood moving slowly
down under his hair. His head seemed swollen
to a size that made him think his neck to be
inadequate.
 The Red Badge of Courage |