| 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: LUK 24:10 It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of
James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto
the apostles.
LUK 24:11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they
believed them not.
LUK 24:12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping
down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed,
wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
LUK 24:13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village
called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
LUK 24:14 And they talked together of all these things which had
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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: upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
KI1 21:5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is
thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
KI1 21:6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the
Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else,
if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he
answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
KI1 21:7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the
kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I
will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
KI1 21:8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his
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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: DEU 28:43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very
high; and thou shalt come down very low.
DEU 28:44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he
shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
DEU 28:45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall
pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou
hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his
commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:
DEU 28:46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and
upon thy seed for ever.
DEU 28:47 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness,
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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: river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted,
and as cedar trees beside the waters.
NUM 24:7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall
be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his
kingdom shall be exalted.
NUM 24:8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the
strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and
shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
NUM 24:9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who
shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he
that curseth thee.
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