| 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: that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The
wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
EZE 13:16 To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning
Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no
peace, saith the Lord GOD.
EZE 13:17 Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters
of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou
against them,
EZE 13:18 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew
pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every
stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye
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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: JOH 21:24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and
wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
JOH 21:25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the
which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the
world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
ACT 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that
Jesus began both to do and teach,
ACT 1:2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through
the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had
chosen:
ACT 1:3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many
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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: his flock,
GEN 31:5 And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it
is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
GEN 31:6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
GEN 31:7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten
times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
GEN 31:8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the
cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy
hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.
GEN 31:9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given
them to me.
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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: JER 49:3 Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of
Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the
hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his
princes together.
JER 49:4 Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O
backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall
come unto me?
JER 49:5 Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of
hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out
every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth.
JER 49:6 And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children
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