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: MAT 2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord
appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
MAT 2:20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go
into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young
child's life.
MAT 2:21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and
came into the land of Israel.
MAT 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the
room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding,
being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of
Galilee:
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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: EZR 1:6 And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with
vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with
precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
EZR 1:7 Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of
the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and
had put them in the house of his gods;
EZR 1:8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of
Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince
of Judah.
EZR 1:9 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a
thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
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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: Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their
brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him
in the killing of his brethren.
JDG 9:25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of
the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and
it was told Abimelech.
JDG 9:26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over
to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
JDG 9:27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their
vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house
of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
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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: Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my
father's house.
JDG 6:16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and
thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
JDG 6:17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight,
then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
JDG 6:18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and
bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will
tarry until thou come again.
JDG 6:19 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes
of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth
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