| 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: JOB 19:18 Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake
against me.
JOB 19:19 All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are
turned against me.
JOB 19:20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped
with the skin of my teeth.
JOB 19:21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for
the hand of God hath touched me.
JOB 19:22 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my
flesh?
JOB 19:23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed
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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: will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
GEN 34:18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
GEN 34:19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he
had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the
house of his father.
GEN 34:20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their
city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
GEN 34:21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in
the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough
for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give
them our daughters.
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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: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
JER 13:21 What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast
taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows
take thee, as a woman in travail?
JER 13:22 And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things
upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered,
and thy heels made bare.
JER 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
JER 13:24 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth
away by the wind of the wilderness.
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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: Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
MAT 27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common
hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
MAT 27:28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
MAT 27:29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon
his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before
him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
MAT 27:30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on
the head.
MAT 27:31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off
from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify
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