| 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: KI1 20:38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way,
and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
KI1 20:39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he
said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a
man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if
by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else
thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
KI1 20:40 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And
the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast
decided it.
KI1 20:41 And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the
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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: hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
SA2 22:1 And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the
day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies,
and out of the hand of Saul:
SA2 22:2 And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my
deliverer;
SA2 22:3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and
the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou
savest me from violence.
SA2 22:4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall
I be saved from mine enemies.
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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: PHI 3:5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the
tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a
Pharisee;
PHI 3:6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the
righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
PHI 3:7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for
Christ.
PHI 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the
excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have
suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may
win Christ,
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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: wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
NUM 30:12 But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he
heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her
vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband
hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her.
NUM 30:13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her
husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
NUM 30:14 But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day
to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are
upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the
day that he heard them.
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