| 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: LUK 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan,
and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
LUK 4:2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did
eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
LUK 4:3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command
this stone that it be made bread.
LUK 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall
not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
LUK 4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto
him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
LUK 4:6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee,
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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: GEN 38:30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet
thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
GEN 39:1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer
of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands
of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
GEN 39:2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and
he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
GEN 39:3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the
LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
GEN 39:4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he
made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his
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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: pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of
Joseph.
JOS 24:33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a
hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount
Ephraim. JDG 1:1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that
the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us
against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
JDG 1:2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered
the land into his hand.
JDG 1:3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my
lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go
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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: NUM 27:22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua,
and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
NUM 27:23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the
LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
NUM 28:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
NUM 28:2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My
offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet
savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.
NUM 28:3 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by
fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year
without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
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