| 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: eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
GEN 3:12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me,
she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
GEN 3:13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou
hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
GEN 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done
this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the
field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the
days of thy life:
GEN 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between
thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise
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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: MAT 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders,
adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
MAT 15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with
unwashen hands defileth not a man.
MAT 15:21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre
and Sidon.
MAT 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts,
and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David;
my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
MAT 15:23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and
besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
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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: CH1 14:5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,
CH1 14:6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
CH1 14:7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
CH1 14:8 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king
over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David
heard of it, and went out against them.
CH1 14:9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley
of Rephaim.
CH1 14:10 And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the
Philistines? And wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD
said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.
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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: slay my son?
KI1 17:19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of
her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him
upon his own bed.
KI1 17:20 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast
thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying
her son?
KI1 17:21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and
cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this
child's soul come into him again.
KI1 17:22 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the
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