| 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: am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not
shew you mine opinion.
JOB 32:7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach
wisdom.
JOB 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the
Almighty giveth them understanding.
JOB 32:9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
JOB 32:10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine
opinion.
JOB 32:11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons,
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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: EXO 19:19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed
louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
EXO 19:20 And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the
mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses
went up.
EXO 19:21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people,
lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
EXO 19:22 And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD,
sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
EXO 19:23 And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to
mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount,
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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: lifted me up, and cast me down.
PSA 102:11 My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered
like grass.
PSA 102:12 But thou, O LORD, shall endure for ever; and thy remembrance
unto all generations.
PSA 102:13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to
favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
PSA 102:14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the
dust thereof.
PSA 102:15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the
kings of the earth thy glory.
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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: a thing heretofore.
SA1 4:8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these
mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the
plagues in the wilderness.
SA1 4:9 Be strong and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that
ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit
yourselves like men, and fight.
SA1 4:10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they
fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for
there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
SA1 4:11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni
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