| 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 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying,
Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my
God, why hast thou forsaken me?
MAR 15:35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said,
Behold, he calleth Elias.
MAR 15:36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it
on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether
Elias will come to take him down.
MAR 15:37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
MAR 15:38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to
the bottom.
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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: the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the
place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned.
NUM 14:41 And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the
commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.
NUM 14:42 Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not
smitten before your enemies.
NUM 14:43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you,
and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the
LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.
NUM 14:44 But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless
the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the
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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: ACT 9:40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed;
and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her
eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
ACT 9:41 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had
called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
ACT 9:42 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in
the Lord.
ACT 9:43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with
one Simon a tanner.
ACT 10:1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a
centurion of the band called the Italian band,
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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: MAR 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds
with great power and glory.
MAR 13:27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together
his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to
the uttermost part of heaven.
MAR 13:28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet
tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
MAR 13:29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to
pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
MAR 13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass,
till all these things be done.
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