| 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: He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of
Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as
she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was
Mephibosheth.
SA2 4:5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went,
and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay
on a bed at noon.
SA2 4:6 And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though
they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib:
and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
SA2 4:7 For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his
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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: slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead
thereof;
GEN 2:22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a
woman, and brought her unto the man.
GEN 2:23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my
flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
GEN 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and
shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
GEN 2:25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not
ashamed.
GEN 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field
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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 21:12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the
disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
JOH 21:13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and
fish likewise.
JOH 21:14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his
disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
JOH 21:15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon,
son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea,
Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
JOH 21:16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas,
lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love
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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: David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the
Philistines: and David waxed faint.
SA2 21:16 And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the
weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight,
he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
SA2 21:17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the
Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him,
saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench
not the light of Israel.
SA2 21:18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle
with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph,
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