| 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 41:25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason
of breakings they purify themselves.
JOB 41:26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear,
the dart, nor the habergeon.
JOB 41:27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
JOB 41:28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with
him into stubble.
JOB 41:29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a
spear.
JOB 41:30 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things
upon the mire.
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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: HOS 2:2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither
am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her
sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
HOS 2:3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was
born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and
slay her with thirst.
HOS 2:4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the
children of whoredoms.
HOS 2:5 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived
them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that
give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my
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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: any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every
neighbour will walk with slanders.
JER 9:5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not
speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary
themselves to commit iniquity.
JER 9:6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they
refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
JER 9:7 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt
them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
JER 9:8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one
speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he
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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: of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will
not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy
borders.
NUM 20:18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I
come out against thee with the sword.
NUM 20:19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the
high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for
it: I will only, without doing anything else, go through on my feet.
NUM 20:20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out
against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
NUM 20:21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border:
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