| 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: rent is made worse.
MAR 2:22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new
wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles
will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
MAR 2:23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on
the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the
ears of corn.
MAR 2:24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the
sabbath day that which is not lawful?
MAR 2:25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when
he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
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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: sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from
morning unto even?
EXO 18:15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people
come unto me to enquire of God:
EXO 18:16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge
between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God,
and his laws.
EXO 18:17 And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou
doest is not good.
EXO 18:18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that
is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to
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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: cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
SA1 31:8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came
to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in
mount Gilboa.
SA1 31:9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and
sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the
house of their idols, and among the people.
SA1 31:10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they
fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
SA1 31:11 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which
the Philistines had done to Saul;
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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: or stolen by night.
GEN 31:40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost
by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
GEN 31:41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee
fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and
thou hast changed my wages ten times.
GEN 31:42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear
of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty.
God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked
thee yesternight.
GEN 31:43 And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are
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