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 14:68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what
thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
MAR 14:69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood
by, This is one of them.
MAR 14:70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood
by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a
Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
MAR 14:71 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this
man of whom ye speak.
MAR 14:72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind
the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou
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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: another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,
JER 51:32 And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have
burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
JER 51:33 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The
daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her:
yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
JER 51:34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath
crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up
like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast
me out.
JER 51:35 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon,
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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: upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
PSA 18:26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the
froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
PSA 18:27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down
high looks.
PSA 18:28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten
my darkness.
PSA 18:29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I
leaped over a wall.
PSA 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is
tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
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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: four thousand.
CH1 27:11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the
Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.
CH1 27:12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the
Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.
CH1 27:13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the
Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.
CH1 27:14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the
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