| 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: Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he
had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away
captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto
Babylon.
JER 40:2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him,
The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
JER 40:3 Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath
said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his
voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
JER 40:4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which
were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into
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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: redeem that which his brother sold.
LEV 25:26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to
redeem it;
LEV 25:27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore
the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto
his possession.
LEV 25:28 But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which
is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the
year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return
unto his possession.
LEV 25:29 And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he
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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: drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through
strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way
through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
ISA 28:8 For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there
is no place clean.
ISA 28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to
understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from
the breasts.
ISA 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line
upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
ISA 28:11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to
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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: ACT 21:9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did
prophesy.
ACT 21:10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from
Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
ACT 21:11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and
bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So
shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and
shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
ACT 21:12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that
place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
ACT 21:13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine
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