| 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: behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
LUK 24:5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the
earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
LUK 24:6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you
when he was yet in Galilee,
LUK 24:7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of
sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
LUK 24:8 And they remembered his words,
LUK 24:9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things
unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
LUK 24:10 It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of
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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: where it pleaseth thee.
GEN 20:16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a
thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes,
unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
GEN 20:17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his
wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
GEN 20:18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of
Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
GEN 21:1 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did
unto Sarah as he had spoken.
GEN 21:2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at
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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: LUK 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall
not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
LUK 4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto
him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
LUK 4:6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee,
and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever
I will I give it.
LUK 4:7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
LUK 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me,
Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him
only shalt thou serve.
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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: the Rechabites;
JER 35:4 And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the
chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which
was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of
Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:
JER 35:5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots
full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
JER 35:6 But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of
Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither
ye, nor your sons for ever:
JER 35:7 Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant
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