| 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 11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of
knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in
ye hindered.
LUK 11:53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the
Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of
many things:
LUK 11:54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of
his mouth, that they might accuse him.
LUK 12:1 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an
innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon
another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of
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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: CH2 10:13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook
the counsel of the old men,
CH2 10:14 And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying,
My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father
chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
CH2 10:15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was
of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand
of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
CH2 10:16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto
them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in
David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to
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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: tidings, because the king's son is dead.
SA2 18:21 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast
seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.
SA2 18:22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But
howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said,
Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
SA2 18:23 But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him,
Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.
SA2 18:24 And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up
to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and
looked, and behold a man running alone.
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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: TH1 2:7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her
children:
TH1 2:8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to
have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own
souls, because ye were dear unto us.
TH1 2:9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for
labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of
you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
TH1 2:10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and
unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
TH1 2:11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one
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