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: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into
his ears.
SA2 22:8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven
moved and shook, because he was wroth.
SA2 22:9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his
mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
SA2 22:10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was
under his feet.
SA2 22:11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon
the wings of the wind.
SA2 22:12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters,
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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: ISA 64:4 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor
perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee,
what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
ISA 64:5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness,
those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we
have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
ISA 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our
righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and
our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
ISA 64:7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up
himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and
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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: JOH 11:24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the
resurrection at the last day.
JOH 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he
that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
JOH 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
Believest thou this?
JOH 11:27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the
Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
JOH 11:28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary
her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
JOH 11:29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto
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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: MAR 11:4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door
without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
MAR 11:5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do
ye, loosing the colt?
MAR 11:6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they
let them go.
MAR 11:7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on
him; and he sat upon him.
MAR 11:8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down
branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
MAR 11:9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried,
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