| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Tanach: Exodus 32: 28 And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses; and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
Exodus 32: 29 And Moses said: 'Consecrate yourselves to-day to the LORD, for every man hath been against his son and against his brother; that He may also bestow upon you a blessing this day.'
Exodus 32: 30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people: 'Ye have sinned a great sin; and now I will go up unto the LORD, peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin.' Exodus 32: 31 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said: 'Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them a god of gold.
Exodus 32: 32 Yet now, if Thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray Thee, out of Thy book which Thou hast written.'
Exodus 32: 33 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Whosoever hath sinned against Me, him will I blot out of My book.
Exodus 32: 34 And now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee; behold, Mine angel shall go before thee; nevertheless in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them.'
Exodus 32: 35 And the LORD smote the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
Exodus 33: 1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses: 'Depart, go up hence, thou and the people that thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land of which I swore unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying: Unto thy seed will I give it--
 The Tanach |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Black Dwarf by Walter Scott: "To have served your cousin is a sufficient reward in itself--
Good evening, gentlemen," continued Earnscliff; "I see most of
your party are already on their way to Ellieslaw."
Then saluting Mareschal with courtesy, and the rest of the party
with indifference, Earnscliff turned his horse and rode towards
the Heugh-foot, to concert measures with Hobbie Elliot for
farther researches after his bride, of whose restoration to her
friends he was still ignorant.
"There he goes," said Mareschal; "he is a fine, gallant young
fellow, upon my soul; and yet I should like well to have a thrust
with him on the green turf. I was reckoned at college nearly his
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