| 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: ACT 19:24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made
silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
ACT 19:25 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation,
and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
ACT 19:26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but
almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away
much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
ACT 19:27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at
nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be
despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and
the world worshippeth.
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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: time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army,
and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged
Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and
destroyed it.
CH1 20:2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and
found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in
it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much
spoil out of the city.
CH1 20:3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them
with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David
with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the
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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: is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt
his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself
into the sea.
JOH 21:8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were
not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net
with fishes.
JOH 21:9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of
coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
JOH 21:10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now
caught.
JOH 21:11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great
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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: ACT 24:11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but
twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
ACT 24:12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any
man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in
the city:
ACT 24:13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
ACT 24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they
call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things
which are written in the law and in the prophets:
ACT 24:15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow,
that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and
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