| 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 1:23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was
surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
ACT 1:24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the
hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
ACT 1:25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from
which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
ACT 1:26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon
Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
ACT 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all
with one accord in one place.
ACT 2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing
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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: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee
away.
ISA 51:12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou
shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which
shall be made as grass;
ISA 51:13 And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth
the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared
continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he
were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
ISA 51:14 The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that
he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
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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: the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:
DEU 20:18 That they teach you not to do after all their abominations,
which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD
your God.
DEU 20:19 When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war
against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by
forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt
not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ
them in the siege:
DEU 20:20 Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for
meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build
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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: JOB 30:3 For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the
wilderness in former time desolate and waste.
JOB 30:4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their
meat.
JOB 30:5 They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them
as after a thief;)
JOB 30:6 To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth,
and in the rocks.
JOB 30:7 Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were
gathered together.
JOB 30:8 They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they
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