The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible: the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By
what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this
authority?
MAT 21:24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you
one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what
authority I do these things.
MAT 21:25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men?
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven;
he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
MAT 21:26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold
John as a prophet.
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible: grief and wounds.
JER 6:8 Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee;
lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
JER 6:9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the
remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer
into the baskets.
JER 6:10 To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear?
behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the
word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
JER 6:11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with
holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the
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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 King James Bible: CH1 19:9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in
array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by
themselves in the field.
CH1 19:10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before
and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in
array against the Syrians.
CH1 19:11 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of
Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the
children of Ammon.
CH1 19:12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou
shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then
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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 King James Bible: LUK 5:19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him
in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him
down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
LUK 5:20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins
are forgiven thee.
LUK 5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who
is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
LUK 5:22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said
unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
LUK 5:23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to
say, Rise up and walk?
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