| 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: ACT 2:15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the
third hour of the day.
ACT 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
ACT 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will
pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters
shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men
shall dream dreams:
ACT 2:18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in
those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
ACT 2:19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the
earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
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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: the hearth.
GEN 18:7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and
good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
GEN 18:8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had
dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree,
and they did eat.
GEN 18:9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said,
Behold, in the tent.
GEN 18:10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to
the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah
heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
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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: Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
ACT 5:33 When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took
counsel to slay them.
ACT 5:34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named
Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people,
and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
ACT 5:35 And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves
what ye intend to do as touching these men.
ACT 5:36 For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be
somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined
themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were
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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: JOB 30:6 To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth,
and in the rocks.
JOB 30:7 Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were
gathered together.
JOB 30:8 They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they
were viler than the earth.
JOB 30:9 And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
JOB 30:10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit
in my face.
JOB 30:11 Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have
also let loose the bridle before me.
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