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: which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way
side.
MAT 13:20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is
he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
MAT 13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for
when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by
he is offended.
MAT 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that
heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of
riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
MAT 13:23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that
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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: SA2 3:24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done?
behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away,
and he is quite gone?
SA2 3:25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive
thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that
thou doest.
SA2 3:26 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers
after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David
knew it not.
SA2 3:27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in
the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth
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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: KI1 3:24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword
before the king.
KI1 3:25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give
half to the one, and half to the other.
KI1 3:26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king,
for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her
the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be
neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
KI1 3:27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child,
and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
KI1 3:28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had
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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: return to his own land.
DAN 11:29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the
south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
DAN 11:30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he
shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy
covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence
with them that forsake the holy covenant.
DAN 11:31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the
sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they
shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
DAN 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt
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