| 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: stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one
mocketh me.
JER 20:8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil;
because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a
derision, daily.
JER 20:9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any
more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut
up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
JER 20:10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report,
say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my
halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail
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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: GEN 21:3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him,
whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
GEN 21:4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as
God had commanded him.
GEN 21:5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was
born unto him.
GEN 21:6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that
hear will laugh with me.
GEN 21:7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah
should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old
age.
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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: a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.
DEU 24:1 When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to
pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some
uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and
give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
DEU 24:2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be
another man's wife.
DEU 24:3 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of
divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his
house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;
DEU 24:4 Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her
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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: out of Haran.
GEN 12:5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and
all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had
gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and
into the land of Canaan they came.
GEN 12:6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem,
unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
GEN 12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will
I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who
appeared unto him.
GEN 12:8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of
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