| 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 23:19 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with
him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
ACT 23:20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou
wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they
would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
ACT 23:21 But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for
him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an
oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him:
and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
ACT 23:22 So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and
charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to
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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: CH2 29:14 And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons
of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
CH2 29:15 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves,
and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the
LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
CH2 29:16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the
LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found
in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And
the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.
CH2 29:17 Now they began on the first day of the first month to
sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of
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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: with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength:
this is the first commandment.
MAR 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than
these.
MAR 12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said
the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
MAR 12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the
understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to
love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings
and sacrifices.
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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: burden they are too heavy for me.
PSA 38:5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
PSA 38:6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the
day long.
PSA 38:7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is
no soundness in my flesh.
PSA 38:8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the
disquietness of my heart.
PSA 38:9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid
from thee.
PSA 38:10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of
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