| 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: JOE 2:6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces
shall gather blackness.
JOE 2:7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like
men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall
not break their ranks:
JOE 2:8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in
his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
JOE 2:9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the
wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the
windows like a thief.
JOE 2:10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble:
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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: MAT 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there
rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
MAT 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first
be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
MAT 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way
with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and
the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
MAT 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out
thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
MAT 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt
not commit adultery:
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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: sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your
vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and
of your flocks:
DEU 12:7 And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall
rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households,
wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.
DEU 12:8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day,
every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
DEU 12:9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance,
which the LORD your God giveth you.
DEU 12:10 But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the
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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: GEN 9:17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant,
which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the
earth.
GEN 9:18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem,
and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
GEN 9:19 These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole
earth overspread.
GEN 9:20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
GEN 9:21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was
uncovered within his tent.
GEN 9:22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his
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