| 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 10:47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized,
which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
ACT 10:48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.
Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
ACT 11:1 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that
the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
ACT 11:2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the
circumcision contended with him,
ACT 11:3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat
with them.
ACT 11:4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and
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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: LUK 9:19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias;
and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
LUK 9:20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering
said, The Christ of God.
LUK 9:21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no
man that thing;
LUK 9:22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be
rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and
be raised the third day.
LUK 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let
him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
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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: GEN 33:4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his
neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
GEN 33:5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children;
and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God
hath graciously given thy servant.
GEN 33:6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and
they bowed themselves.
GEN 33:7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed
themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed
themselves.
GEN 33:8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met?
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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: thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
ISA 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send,
and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
ISA 6:9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but
understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
ISA 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy,
and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their
ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
ISA 6:11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities
be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land
be utterly desolate,
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