| 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: GAL 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until
Christ be formed in you,
GAL 4:20 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice;
for I stand in doubt of you.
GAL 4:21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear
the law?
GAL 4:22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a
bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
GAL 4:23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but
he of the freewoman was by promise.
GAL 4:24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants;
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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: breath of all mankind.
JOB 12:11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
JOB 12:12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days
understanding.
JOB 12:13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and
understanding.
JOB 12:14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he
shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
JOB 12:15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he
sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
JOB 12:16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the
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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: drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This
also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
ECC 2:25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
ECC 2:26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and
knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and
to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also
is vanity and vexation of spirit.
ECC 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose
under the heaven:
ECC 3:2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a
time to pluck up that which is planted;
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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: pitcher, and came up.
GEN 24:17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray
thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
GEN 24:18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down
her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
GEN 24:19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw
water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
GEN 24:20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and
ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
GEN 24:21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether
the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
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