| 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: the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of
the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
GEN 7:12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GEN 7:13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and
Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his
sons with them, into the ark;
GEN 7:14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after
their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after
his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
GEN 7:15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all
flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
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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: GEN 38:19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her,
and put on the garments of her widowhood.
GEN 38:20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the
Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found
her not.
GEN 38:21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the
harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no
harlot in this place.
GEN 38:22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and
also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.
GEN 38:23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed:
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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: one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood,
and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on
wood, and put no fire under:
KI1 18:24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the
name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God.
And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
KI1 18:25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one
bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on
the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
KI1 18:26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they
dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon,
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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: NUM 15:11 Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for
a lamb, or a kid.
NUM 15:12 According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do
to every one according to their number.
NUM 15:13 All that are born of the country shall do these things after
this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour
unto the LORD.
NUM 15:14 And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you
in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.
NUM 15:15 One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and
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