| 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: JOB 9:18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with
bitterness.
JOB 9:19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment,
who shall set me a time to plead?
JOB 9:20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I
say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
JOB 9:21 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would
despise my life.
JOB 9:22 This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the
perfect and the wicked.
JOB 9:23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of
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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: at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest
peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt
in her father's house.
GEN 38:12 And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife
died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to
Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
GEN 38:13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth
up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
GEN 38:14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered
her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is
by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was
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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: GEN 46:3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go
down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
GEN 46:4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely
bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
GEN 46:5 And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel
carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in
the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
GEN 46:6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had
gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his
seed with him:
GEN 46:7 His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his
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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: ACT 10:13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
ACT 10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any
thing that is common or unclean.
ACT 10:15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God
hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
ACT 10:16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again
into heaven.
ACT 10:17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he
had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had
made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,
ACT 10:18 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed
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