| 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: JOH 18:18 And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a
fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter
stood with them, and warmed himself.
JOH 18:19 The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his
doctrine.
JOH 18:20 Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever
taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always
resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
JOH 18:21 Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said
unto them: behold, they know what I said.
JOH 18:22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood
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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: NEH 5:8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our
brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even
sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their
peace, and found nothing to answer.
NEH 5:9 Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in
the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
NEH 5:10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of
them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
NEH 5:11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands,
their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth
part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact
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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: GEN 5:13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and
forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
GEN 5:14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years:
and he died.
GEN 5:15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
GEN 5:16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and
thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
GEN 5:17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and
five years: and he died.
GEN 5:18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat
Enoch:
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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: his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his
armourbearer slew after him.
SA1 14:14 And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer
made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land,
which a yoke of oxen might plow.
SA1 14:15 And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among
all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and
the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.
SA1 14:16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and,
behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one
another.
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