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: land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
JER 2:16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown
of thy head.
JER 2:17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast
forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
JER 2:18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the
waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink
the waters of the river?
JER 2:19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings
shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and
bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is
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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: MAT 23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are
like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but
are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
MAT 23:28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but
within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
MAT 23:29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye
build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the
righteous,
MAT 23:30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would
not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
MAT 23:31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the
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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: me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself,
but he sent me.
JOH 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot
hear my word.
JOH 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father
ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the
truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he
speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
JOH 8:45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
JOH 8:46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why
do ye not believe me?
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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: and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake
unleavened bread, and they did eat.
GEN 19:4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of
Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people
from every quarter:
GEN 19:5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men
which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may
know them.
GEN 19:6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door
after him,
GEN 19:7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
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