| 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: PSA 139:12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night
shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
PSA 139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my
mother's womb.
PSA 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
PSA 139:15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in
secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
PSA 139:16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in
thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were
fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
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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: SA2 20:16 Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I
pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
SA2 20:17 And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou
Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words
of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
SA2 20:18 Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time,
saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the
matter.
SA2 20:19 I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel:
thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou
swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?
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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: JOB 6:29 Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again,
my righteousness is in it.
JOB 6:30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern
perverse things?
JOB 7:1 Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his
days also like the days of an hireling?
JOB 7:2 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling
looketh for the reward of his work:
JOB 7:3 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights
are appointed to me.
JOB 7:4 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be
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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: and Joseph, and Benjamin:
DEU 27:13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad,
and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
DEU 27:14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of
Israel with a loud voice,
DEU 27:15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an
abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and
putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say,
Amen.
DEU 27:16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother.
And all the people shall say, Amen.
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