| 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: KI1 13:2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and
said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born
unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer
the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's
bones shall be burnt upon thee.
KI1 13:3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign
which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the
ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
KI1 13:4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of
the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put
forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand,
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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: that knoweth to walk before the living?
ECC 6:9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the
desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
ECC 6:10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it
is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
ECC 6:11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man
the better?
ECC 6:12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the
days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a
man what shall be after him under the sun?
ECC 7:1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of
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