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: man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
JOH 10:30 I and my Father are one.
JOH 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
JOH 10:32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from
my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
JOH 10:33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee
not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest
thyself God.
JOH 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said,
Ye are gods?
JOH 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and
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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: alone, and no man with thee?
SA1 21:2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath
commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any
thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded
thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
SA1 21:3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of
bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
SA1 21:4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common
bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men
have kept themselves at least from women.
SA1 21:5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth
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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: of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD.
ISA 19:20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of
hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of
the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and
he shall deliver them.
ISA 19:21 And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall
know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea,
they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it.
ISA 19:22 And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it:
and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of
them, and shall heal 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: Gaius;
CO1 1:15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
CO1 1:16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I
know not whether I baptized any other.
CO1 1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel:
not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of
none effect.
CO1 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
CO1 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and
will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
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