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: 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.
JER 13:25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith
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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: truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
GEN 47:30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out
of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as
thou hast said.
GEN 47:31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel
bowed himself upon the bed's head.
GEN 48:1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph,
Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh
and Ephraim.
GEN 48:2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh
unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
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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: ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able
to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
JOH 21:7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It
is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt
his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself
into the sea.
JOH 21:8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were
not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net
with fishes.
JOH 21:9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of
coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
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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: be blessed for ever.
SA2 8:1 And after this it came to pass that David smote the
Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the
hand of the Philistines.
SA2 8:2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them
down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and
with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's
servants, and brought gifts.
SA2 8:3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as
he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
SA2 8:4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred
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