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: far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
MAT 16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me,
Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things
that be of God, but those that be of men.
MAT 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
MAT 16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever
will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
MAT 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his
soul?
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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: testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture
of the tabernacle,
EXO 31:8 And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with
all his furniture, and the altar of incense,
EXO 31:9 And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and
the laver and his foot,
EXO 31:10 And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron
the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's
office,
EXO 31:11 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place:
according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
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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: hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
CH1 5:19 And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish,
and Nodab.
CH1 5:20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were
delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried
to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put
their trust in him.
CH1 5:21 And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty
thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two
thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.
CH1 5:22 For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God.
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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: SA1 17:33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this
Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of
war from his youth.
SA1 17:34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's
sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the
flock:
SA1 17:35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out
of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard,
and smote him, and slew him.
SA1 17:36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this
uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied
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