| 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: MAR 2:21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment:
else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the
rent is made worse.
MAR 2:22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new
wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles
will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
MAR 2:23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on
the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the
ears of corn.
MAR 2:24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the
sabbath day that which is not lawful?
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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: sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me
and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and
departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
SA1 21:1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech
was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou
alone, and no man with thee?
SA1 21:2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath
commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any
thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded
thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
SA1 21:3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of
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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: is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
LEV 13:24 Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot
burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot,
somewhat reddish, or white;
LEV 13:25 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair
in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the
skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest
shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
LEV 13:26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white
hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be
somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
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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: brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
JDG 21:7 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have
sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
JDG 21:8 And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that
came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the
camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly.
JDG 21:9 For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of
the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there.
JDG 21:10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the
valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of
Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the
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