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: JOB 16:9 He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me
with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
JOB 16:10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten
me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together
against me.
JOB 16:11 God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into
the hands of the wicked.
JOB 16:12 I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also
taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his
mark.
JOB 16:13 His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins
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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: of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound
him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
CH2 33:12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God,
and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
CH2 33:13 And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard
his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom.
Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.
CH2 33:14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on
the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the
fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great
height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
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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: of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's
kingdom.
MAT 26:30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount
of Olives.
MAT 26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because
of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the
sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
MAT 26:32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into
Galilee.
MAT 26:33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be
offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
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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: LUK 15:12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me
the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his
living.
LUK 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all
together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his
substance with riotous living.
LUK 15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in
that land; and he began to be in want.
LUK 15:15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country;
and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
LUK 15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that
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