| 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: SA2 2:18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai,
and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
SA2 2:19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to
the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
SA2 2:20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And
he answered, I am.
SA2 2:21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to
thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his
armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
SA2 2:22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following
me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold
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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: came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and
shouted for the battle.
SA1 17:21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array,
army against army.
SA1 17:22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the
carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
SA1 17:23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the
champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of
the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard
them.
SA1 17:24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from
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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: the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
KI1 17:4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I
have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
KI1 17:5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he
went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
KI1 17:6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and
bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
KI1 17:7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up,
because there had been no rain in the land.
KI1 17:8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
KI1 17:9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and
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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: the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron
and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the
dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till
seven times pass over him;
DAN 4:24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of
the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
DAN 4:25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be
with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as
oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times
shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the
kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
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