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: SA2 2:26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour
for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end?
how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following
their brethren?
SA2 2:27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely
then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his
brother.
SA2 2:28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and
pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
SA2 2:29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain,
and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to
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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: before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go,
thither go.
JER 40:5 Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon
hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among
the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So
the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
JER 40:6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah;
and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
JER 40:7 Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the
fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had 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: covetousness, which is idolatry:
COL 3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children
of disobedience:
COL 3:7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
COL 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice,
blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
COL 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man
with his deeds;
COL 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge
after the image of him that created him:
COL 3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor
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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: destruction.
ISA 24:13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the
people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the
gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
ISA 24:14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the
majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
ISA 24:15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of
the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
ISA 24:16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs,
even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe
unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the
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