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 8:26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is
over against Galilee.
LUK 8:27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city
a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither
abode in any house, but in the tombs.
LUK 8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and
with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of
God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
LUK 8:29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the
man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains
and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into
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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: being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise,
and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;
DEU 17:9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the
judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee
the sentence of judgment:
DEU 17:10 And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of
that place which the LORD shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt
observe to do according to all that they inform thee:
DEU 17:11 According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach
thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou
shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew
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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: NEH 1:7 We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept
the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou
commandedst thy servant Moses.
NEH 1:8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy
servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among
the nations:
NEH 1:9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them;
though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven,
yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place
that I have chosen to set my name there.
NEH 1:10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast
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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: PSA 89:43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not
made him to stand in the battle.
PSA 89:44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down
to the ground.
PSA 89:45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered
him with shame. Selah.
PSA 89:46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy
wrath burn like fire?
PSA 89:47 Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all
men in vain?
PSA 89:48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he
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