| 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: the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
KI1 1:27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not
shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the
king after him?
KI1 1:28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she
came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
KI1 1:29 And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath
redeemed my soul out of all distress,
KI1 1:30 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my
throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
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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: death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined
to send him.
ACT 25:26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord.
Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before
thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat
to write.
ACT 25:27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not
withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
ACT 26:1 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for
thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
ACT 26:2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for
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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: LUK 1:16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord
their God.
LUK 1:17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias,
to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient
to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
LUK 1:18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this?
for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
LUK 1:19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that
stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to
shew thee these glad tidings.
LUK 1:20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until
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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: EXO 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
EXO 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
EXO 20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not
covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor
his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
EXO 20:18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings,
and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the
people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
EXO 20:19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will
hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
EXO 20:20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to
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