| 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: JOB 12:14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he
shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
JOB 12:15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he
sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
JOB 12:16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the
deceiver are his.
JOB 12:17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges
fools.
JOB 12:18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a
girdle.
JOB 12:19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
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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: EXO 32:17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they
shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
EXO 32:18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for
mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome:
but the noise of them that sing do I hear.
EXO 32:19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp,
that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and
he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
EXO 32:20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the
fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made
the children of Israel drink of it.
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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: ACT 23:18 So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and
said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this
young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
ACT 23:19 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with
him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
ACT 23:20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou
wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they
would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
ACT 23:21 But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for
him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an
oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him:
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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: shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
JOB 20:9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither
shall his place any more behold him.
JOB 20:10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands
shall restore their goods.
JOB 20:11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie
down with him in the dust.
JOB 20:12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it
under his tongue;
JOB 20:13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still
within his mouth:
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