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: have taken no bread.
MAT 16:8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little
faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
MAT 16:9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of
the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
MAT 16:10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many
baskets ye took up?
MAT 16:11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to
you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
MAT 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the
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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: EZE 40:37 And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm
trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and
the going up to it had eight steps.
EZE 40:38 And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of
the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.
EZE 40:39 And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side,
and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the
sin offering and the trespass offering.
EZE 40:40 And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the
north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the
porch of the gate, were two tables.
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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: in heaven.
MAT 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy
name done many wonderful works?
MAT 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart
from me, ye that work iniquity.
MAT 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth
them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a
rock:
MAT 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds
blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon
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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: sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of
spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his
head.
MAR 14:4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves,
and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
MAR 14:5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence,
and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
MAR 14:6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath
wrought a good work on me.
MAR 14:7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will
ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
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