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: EST 8:1 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the
Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king;
for Esther had told what he was unto her.
EST 8:2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman,
and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of
Haman.
EST 8:3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at
his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman
the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
EST 8:4 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So
Esther arose, and stood before the king,
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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: kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
RTH 1:15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her
people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
RTH 1:16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from
following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou
lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my
God:
RTH 1:17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the
LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
RTH 1:18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her,
then she left speaking unto her.
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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: JOH 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing
made that was made.
JOH 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
JOH 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness
comprehended it not.
JOH 1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
JOH 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that
all men through him might believe.
JOH 1:8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that
Light.
JOH 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh
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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: it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who
seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
GAL 2:7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the
uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision
was unto Peter;
GAL 2:8 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of
the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
GAL 2:9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars,
perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas
the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and
they unto the circumcision.
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