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: his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread,
saying, This came out first.
GEN 38:29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold,
his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this
breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
GEN 38:30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet
thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
GEN 39:1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer
of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands
of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
GEN 39:2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; 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: GEN 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the
heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and
for seasons, and for days, and years:
GEN 1:15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to
give light upon the earth: and it was so.
GEN 1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the
day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
GEN 1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light
upon the earth,
GEN 1:18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the
light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
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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: whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he
shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
DAN 11:41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many
countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand,
even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
DAN 11:42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and
the land of Egypt shall not escape.
DAN 11:43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of
silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and
the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
DAN 11:44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall
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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: is wanting cannot be numbered.
ECC 1:16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great
estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before
me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and
knowledge.
ECC 1:17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and
folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
ECC 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
ECC 2:1 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth,
therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
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