| 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: present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
GEN 32:19 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that
followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau,
when ye find him.
GEN 32:20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us.
For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me,
and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
GEN 32:21 So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that
night in the company.
GEN 32:22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his
two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
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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: returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out
of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of
Israel, and brought them word again.
JOS 22:33 And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the
children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them
in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad
dwelt.
JOS 22:34 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the
altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.
JOS 23:1 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given
rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed
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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: of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord
GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
EZE 3:12 Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a
great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
EZE 3:13 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures
that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them,
and a noise of a great rushing.
EZE 3:14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in
bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was
strong upon me.
EZE 3:15 Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by
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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: at the latter day upon the earth:
JOB 19:26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my
flesh shall I see God:
JOB 19:27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and
not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
JOB 19:28 But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of
the matter is found in me?
JOB 19:29 Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments
of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
JOB 20:1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
JOB 20:2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I
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