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: it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth
from him.
LUK 9:40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could
not.
LUK 9:41 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation,
how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
LUK 9:42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare
him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and
delivered him again to his father.
LUK 9:43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while
they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his
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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: thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will
take him away.
JOH 20:16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith
unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
JOH 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended
to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my
Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
JOH 20:18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen
the LORD, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
JOH 20:19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the
week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for
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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 47:26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this
day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part, except the land of the
priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.
GEN 47:27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of
Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied
exceedingly.
GEN 47:28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the
whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
GEN 47:29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called
his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy
sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and
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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: bad.
GEN 31:25 Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in
the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
GEN 31:26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast
stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives
taken with the sword?
GEN 31:27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from
me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth,
and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
GEN 31:28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters?
thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
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