The first time man knew magic was when he began to remember where the sand in his eyes travelled from, even after waking.
(Sand is the Principle of movement, shifting things, and arrival without departure.)
There is a power in things which are buried and go beneath the earth to the place where dead things lie awake once more.
(Root is the Principle of death, wakefulness, and the warden.)
The deceit of illusion and hallucination can make what exists more solid, if you know how to make it such.
(Flicker is the Principle of falsehoods, dreaming, and of those who turn their backs to their eyes.)
Blood may run hot or cold, but there is always blood, and this is what calls to it.
(Bone is the Principle of the struggle for life in all its forms.)
Selfish, weighty with import and conceit, the Stars are that which celebrate themselves, isolated and superior.
(Stars are the Principle of conquest and other things of such gravity.)
The sky is not blue in the Desert. The sky is empty. And like anything which is empty, it desires to be filled.
(Sky is the Principle of love, need, and unbarred passage.)
In the moments before downfall, in the spaces in your lungs where rain has not yet entered, the Lightning has always waited to strike.
(Lightning is the Principle of omens, destruction, and in its purest form, rebirth.)
There is always a horizon, and so there are always things upon it which cannot be reached. Here is how to grasp them from afar.
(Glint is the Principle of knowledge, of understanding, and of holy revelation.)
It would be foolish to waste lifegiving water upon something like baptism. Unless, of course, it was not a waste.
(Drench gives succor and takes salt from the wound, but it is costly, and must always be paid for.)
