| 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: king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no
decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
DAN 6:16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him
into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God
whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
DAN 6:17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den;
and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his
lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
DAN 6:18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night
fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his
sleep went from him.
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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: meet Elijah.
KI1 18:17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said
unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
KI1 18:18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and
thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the
LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
KI1 18:19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount
Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the
prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
KI1 18:20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered
the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
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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: the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities
of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with
joy, and with instruments of musick.
SA1 18:7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said,
Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
SA1 18:8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he
said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have
ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
SA1 18:9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
SA1 18:10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from
God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and
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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: SA2 1:10 So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he
could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was
upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought
them hither unto my lord.
SA2 1:11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and
likewise all the men that were with him:
SA2 1:12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul,
and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the
house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
SA2 1:13 And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art
thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
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