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: to some country;
ACT 27:28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had
gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
ACT 27:29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast
four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
ACT 27:30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when
they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they
would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
ACT 27:31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these
abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
ACT 27:32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her
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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: MIC 3:10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
MIC 3:11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof
teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they
lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can
come upon us.
MIC 3:12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and
Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high
places of the forest.
MIC 4:1 But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain
of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the
mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall
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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: prey, and shall live.
JER 38:3 Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the
hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.
JER 38:4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let
this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of
war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in
speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of
this people, but the hurt.
JER 38:5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for
the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
JER 38:6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of
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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: he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of
corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
LUK 6:2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that
which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
LUK 6:3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as
this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were
with him;
LUK 6:4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the
shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not
lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
LUK 6:5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the
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