| 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: call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things
which are written in the law and in the prophets:
ACT 24:15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow,
that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and
unjust.
ACT 24:16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience
void to offence toward God, and toward men.
ACT 24:17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and
offerings.
ACT 24:18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the
temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
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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: PSA 123:3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are
exceedingly filled with contempt.
PSA 123:4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those
that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
PSA 124:1 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may
Israel say;
PSA 124:2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men
rose up against us:
PSA 124:3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was
kindled against us:
PSA 124:4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over
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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: Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief men among the
brethren:
ACT 15:23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The
apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which
are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.
ACT 15:24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from
us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must
be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
ACT 15:25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to
send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
ACT 15:26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord
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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: went out to see the daughters of the land.
GEN 34:2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the
country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
GEN 34:3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he
loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
GEN 34:4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this
damsel to wife.
GEN 34:5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now
his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace
until they were come.
GEN 34:6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune
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