| 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: JOB 38:37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the
bottles of heaven,
JOB 38:38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave
fast together?
JOB 38:39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of
the young lions,
JOB 38:40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie
in wait?
JOB 38:41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry
unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
JOB 39:1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring
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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 5:3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold,
Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD.
And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
SA1 5:4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon
was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and
the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the
threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
SA1 5:5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into
Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
SA1 5:6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he
destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts
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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: MAT 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till
all these things be fulfilled.
MAT 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass
away.
MAT 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels
of heaven, but my Father only.
MAT 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the
Son of man be.
MAT 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were
eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that
Noe entered into the ark,
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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: ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
GEN 41:6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind
sprung up after them.
GEN 41:7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears.
And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
GEN 41:8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was
troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all
the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was
none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
GEN 41:9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do
remember my faults this day:
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