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: LUK 12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the
third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
LUK 12:39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known
what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have
suffered his house to be broken through.
LUK 12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an
hour when ye think not.
LUK 12:41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable
unto us, or even to all?
LUK 12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise
steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them
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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: the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
MAT 27:2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered
him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
MAT 27:3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was
condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of
silver to the chief priests and elders,
MAT 27:4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent
blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
MAT 27:5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and
departed, and went and hanged himself.
MAT 27:6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is
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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: with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
DEU 9:16 And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your
God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of
the way which the LORD had commanded you.
DEU 9:17 And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands,
and brake them before your eyes.
DEU 9:18 And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days
and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of
all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the
LORD, to provoke him to anger.
DEU 9:19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith
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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: GEN 36:17 And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke
Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel
in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
GEN 36:18 And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush,
duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah
the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
GEN 36:19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their
dukes.
GEN 36:20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the
land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
GEN 36:21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the
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