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: MAR 15:43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also
waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and
craved the body of Jesus.
MAR 15:44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling
unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
MAR 15:45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to
Joseph.
MAR 15:46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him
in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock,
and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
MAR 15:47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where
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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: LEV 10:17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy
place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the
iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the
LORD?
LEV 10:18 Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy
place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.
LEV 10:19 And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered
their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such
things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day,
should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?
LEV 10:20 And when Moses heard that, he was content.
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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: of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
CO1 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew
not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them
that believe.
CO1 1:22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
CO1 1:23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a
stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
CO1 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ
the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
CO1 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the
weakness of God is stronger than men.
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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: CO2 6:1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye
receive not the grace of God in vain.
CO2 6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the
day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted
time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
CO2 6:3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not
blamed:
CO2 6:4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God,
in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
CO2 6:5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in
watchings, in fastings;
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