| 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: LUK 22:40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye
enter not into temptation.
LUK 22:41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and
kneeled down, and prayed,
LUK 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me:
nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
LUK 22:43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven,
strengthening him.
LUK 22:44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat
was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
LUK 22:45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his
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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: MAT 21:38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among
themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on
his inheritance.
MAT 21:39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and
slew him.
MAT 21:40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he
do unto those husbandmen?
MAT 21:41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked
men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall
render him the fruits in their seasons.
MAT 21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures,
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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: the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they
worshipped the sun toward the east.
EZE 8:17 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it
a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations
which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and
have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to
their nose.
EZE 8:18 Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare,
neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud
voice, yet will I not hear them.
EZE 9:1 He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause
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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: LUK 5:25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that
whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
LUK 5:26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were
filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
LUK 5:27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican,
named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him,
Follow me.
LUK 5:28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
LUK 5:29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there
was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.
LUK 5:30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his
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