| 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: NUM 14:2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and
against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that
we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this
wilderness!
NUM 14:3 And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall
by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it
not better for us to return into Egypt?
NUM 14:4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let
us return into Egypt.
NUM 14:5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the
assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
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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: MAR 9:30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he
would not that any man should know it.
MAR 9:31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of
man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and
after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
MAR 9:32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask
him.
MAR 9:33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked
them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
MAR 9:34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed
among themselves, who should be the greatest.
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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: our hearts with food and gladness.
ACT 14:18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people,
that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
ACT 14:19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium,
who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the
city, supposing he had been dead.
ACT 14:20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up,
and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to
Derbe.
ACT 14:21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had
taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
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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: ephah of an homer of barley:
EZE 45:14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall
offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten
baths; for ten baths are an homer:
EZE 45:15 And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the
fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering,
and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord
GOD.
EZE 45:16 All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the
prince in Israel.
EZE 45:17 And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings,
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