| 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: MAR 6:56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or
country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they
might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as
touched him were made whole.
MAR 7:1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the
scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
MAR 7:2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled,
that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
MAR 7:3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their
hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
MAR 7:4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat
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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: NUM 32:9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the
land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they
should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.
NUM 32:10 And the LORD'S anger was kindled the same time, and he sware,
saying,
NUM 32:11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty
years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham,
unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
NUM 32:12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the
son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
NUM 32:13 And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made
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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: the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of
them that oppressed you:
SA1 10:19 And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you
out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto
him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves
before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.
SA1 10:20 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come
near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
SA1 10:21 When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by
their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish
was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
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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: dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai:
see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his
city, and his land:
JOS 8:2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho
and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye
take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind
it.
JOS 8:3 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against
Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent
them away by night.
JOS 8:4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait
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