| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Heroes by Charles Kingsley: his own daughter Alope in prison. But she was changed into a
fair fountain; and her child he cast out upon the mountains,
but the wild mares gave it milk. And now he challenges all
comers to wrestle with him, for he is the best wrestler in
all Attica, and overthrows all who come; and those whom he
overthrows he murders miserably, and his palace-court is full
of their bones.'
Then Theseus frowned, and said, 'This seems indeed an ill-
ruled land, and adventures enough in it to be tried. But if
I am the heir of it, I will rule it and right it, and here is
my royal sceptre.'
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Desert Gold by Zane Grey: Dick could scarcely believe his eyes, as from time to time he stole
a sidelong glance at this silent girl, who walked with lithe and
rapid stride. She was wrapped in his long coat, yet it did not hide
her slender grace. He could not see her face, which was concealed
by the black mantle.
A low-spoken word from Ladd recalled Gale to the question of
surroundings and of possible dangers. Ladd had halted a few yards
ahead. They had reached the summit of what was evidently a high
ridge which sloped with much greater steepness on the far side.
It was only after a few more forward steps, however, that Dick
could see down the slope. Then full in view flashed a bright
Desert Gold |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum: past groves of feathery pepper-trees and fragrant mimosa. Polychrome,
her beautiful gauzy robes floating around her like a rainbow cloud,
went first, dancing back and forth and darting now here to pluck a
wild-flower or there to watch a beetle crawl across the path. Toto ran
after her at times, barking joyously the while, only to become sober
again and trot along at Dorothy's heels. The little Kansas girl
walked holding Button-Bright's hand clasped in her own, and the wee
boy with his fox head covered by the sailor hat presented an odd
appeaance. Strangest of all, perhaps, was the shaggy man, with his
shaggy donkey head, who shuffled along in the rear with his hands
thrust deep in his big pockets.
The Road to Oz |
