| 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 6:49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it
had been a spirit, and cried out:
MAR 6:50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he
talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not
afraid.
MAR 6:51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased:
and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
MAR 6:52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their
heart was hardened.
MAR 6:53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of
Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
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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: KI1 1:16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the
king said, What wouldest thou?
KI1 1:17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy
God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
KI1 1:18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king,
thou knowest it not:
KI1 1:19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance,
and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and
Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not
called.
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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: fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least
even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even
unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
JER 8:11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people
slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JER 8:12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay,
they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall
they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they
shall be cast down, saith the LORD.
JER 8:13 I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no
grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade;
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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: KI1 7:8 And his house where he dwelt had another court within the
porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for
Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
KI1 7:9 All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of
hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the
foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great
court.
KI1 7:10 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones,
stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
KI1 7:11 And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed
stones, and cedars.
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