| 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: LUK 1:18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this?
for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
LUK 1:19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that
stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to
shew thee these glad tidings.
LUK 1:20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until
the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not
my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
LUK 1:21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he
tarried so long in the temple.
LUK 1:22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they
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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: SA1 9:21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the
smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the
families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to
me?
SA1 9:22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into
the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that
were bidden, which were about thirty persons.
SA1 9:23 And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave
thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
SA1 9:24 And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it,
and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set
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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: shall be upon him.
NUM 15:32 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they
found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
NUM 15:33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto
Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.
NUM 15:34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what
should be done to him.
NUM 15:35 And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to
death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the
camp.
NUM 15:36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, 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: Israel:
DEU 32:46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words
which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children
to observe to do, all the words of this law.
DEU 32:47 For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life:
and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither
ye go over Jordan to possess it.
DEU 32:48 And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying,
DEU 32:49 Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which
is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the
land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a
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