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: LUK 9:59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer
me first to go and bury my father.
LUK 9:60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou
and preach the kingdom of God.
LUK 9:61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me
first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
LUK 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the
plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
LUK 10:1 After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and
sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither
he himself would come.
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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: be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
EPH 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and
having on the breastplate of righteousness;
EPH 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of
peace;
EPH 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be
able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
EPH 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God:
EPH 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,
and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all
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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: cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on
every side,
LUK 19:44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children
within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another;
because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
LUK 19:45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that
sold therein, and them that bought;
LUK 19:46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of
prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
LUK 19:47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and
the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
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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: JOB 30:22 Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon
it, and dissolvest my substance.
JOB 30:23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house
appointed for all living.
JOB 30:24 Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though
they cry in his destruction.
JOB 30:25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul
grieved for the poor?
JOB 30:26 When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I
waited for light, there came darkness.
JOB 30:27 My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction
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