| 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: Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
MAR 10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to
cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
MAR 10:48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he
cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
MAR 10:49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And
they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he
calleth thee.
MAR 10:50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
MAR 10:51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I
should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might
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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: LEV 13:30 Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be
in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair;
then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a
leprosy upon the head or beard.
LEV 13:31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and,
behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no
black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague
of the scall seven days:
LEV 13:32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague:
and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair,
and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;
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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: men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith
the LORD.
AMO 2:12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the
prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
AMO 2:13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is
full of sheaves.
AMO 2:14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the
strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver
himself:
AMO 2:15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is
swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth
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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: every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
JER 12:16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the
ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught
my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my
people.
JER 12:17 But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and
destroy that nation, saith the LORD.
JER 13:1 Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle,
and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
JER 13:2 So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put
it on my loins.
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