| 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: Abraham.
GEN 17:23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in
his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the
men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in
the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
GEN 17:24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was
circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
GEN 17:25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was
circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
GEN 17:26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his
son.
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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: smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
JOS 10:34 And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel
with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
JOS 10:35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of
the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that
day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
JOS 10:36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto
Hebron; and they fought against it:
JOS 10:37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword,
and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that
were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done
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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: upon the dry land.
JON 3:1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time,
saying,
JON 3:2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the
preaching that I bid thee.
JON 3:3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of
the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days'
journey.
JON 3:4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he
cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
JON 3:5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast,
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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: person, and well favoured.
GEN 39:7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife
cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
GEN 39:8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my
master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed
all that he hath to my hand;
GEN 39:9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he
kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how
then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
GEN 39:10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that
he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
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