| 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: MAR 6:23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will
give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
MAR 6:24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I
ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
MAR 6:25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and
asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head
of John the Baptist.
MAR 6:26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and
for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
MAR 6:27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded
his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
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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: him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the
Jews.
EST 8:8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's
name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written
in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
EST 8:9 Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third
month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof;
and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the
Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the
provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and
seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof,
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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: Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
JER 26:8 Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking
all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that
the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou
shalt surely die.
JER 26:9 Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This
house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an
inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the
house of the LORD.
JER 26:10 When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came
up from the king's house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in 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: SA1 19:4 And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and
said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David;
because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been
to thee-ward very good:
SA1 19:5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine,
and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it,
and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood,
to slay David without a cause?
SA1 19:6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware,
As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.
SA1 19:7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those
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