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: priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
LAM 2:21 The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my
virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them
in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.
LAM 2:22 Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so
that in the day of the LORD's anger none escaped nor remained: those
that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.
LAM 3:1 I AM the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
LAM 3:2 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into
light.
LAM 3:3 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me
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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: the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself
down from hence:
LUK 4:10 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee,
to keep thee:
LUK 4:11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time
thou dash thy foot against a stone.
LUK 4:12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not
tempt the Lord thy God.
LUK 4:13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed
from him for a season.
LUK 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee:
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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: SA1 16:6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on
Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.
SA1 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or
on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD
seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but
the LORD looketh on the heart.
SA1 16:8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel.
And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
SA1 16:9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath
the LORD chosen this.
SA1 16:10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel.
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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: planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it,
and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring
forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
ISA 5:3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I
pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
ISA 5:4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not
done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes,
brought it forth wild grapes?
ISA 5:5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I
will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break
down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
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