| 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: GEN 31:26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast
stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives
taken with the sword?
GEN 31:27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from
me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth,
and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
GEN 31:28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters?
thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
GEN 31:29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of
your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou
speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
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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: upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
DEU 32:25 The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the
young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
DEU 32:26 I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the
remembrance of them to cease from among men:
DEU 32:27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their
adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should
say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
DEU 32:28 For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any
understanding in them.
DEU 32:29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they
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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: SA2 14:20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done
this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of
God, to know all things that are in the earth.
SA2 14:21 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this
thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
SA2 14:22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself,
and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I
have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath
fulfilled the request of his servant.
SA2 14:23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to
Jerusalem.
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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: GEN 32:17 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother
meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest
thou? and whose are these before thee?
GEN 32:18 Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a
present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
GEN 32:19 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that
followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau,
when ye find him.
GEN 32:20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us.
For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me,
and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
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