| 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: JOB 5:13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of
the froward is carried headlong.
JOB 5:14 They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in the
noonday as in the night.
JOB 5:15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and
from the hand of the mighty.
JOB 5:16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
JOB 5:17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore
despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
JOB 5:18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands
make whole.
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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 22:25 Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my
righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
SA2 22:26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with
the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
SA2 22:27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the
froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
SA2 22:28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are
upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
SA2 22:29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my
darkness.
SA2 22:30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I
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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: MAT 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for
the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
MAT 4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren,
Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea:
for they were fishers.
MAT 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers
of men.
MAT 4:20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
MAT 4:21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the
son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their
father, mending their nets; and he called them.
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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 44:8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we
brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we
steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?
GEN 44:9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die,
and we also will be my lord's bondmen.
GEN 44:10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he
with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.
GEN 44:11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the
ground, and opened every man his sack.
GEN 44:12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the
youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
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