| 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: PRO 6:4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
PRO 6:5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a
bird from the hand of the fowler.
PRO 6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
PRO 6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
PRO 6:8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the
harvest.
PRO 6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
PRO 6:10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
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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: JOB 1:20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and
fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
JOB 1:21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked
shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away;
blessed be the name of the LORD.
JOB 1:22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
JOB 2:1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present
themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present
himself before the LORD.
JOB 2:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And
Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth,
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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: MAR 3:28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the
sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
MAR 3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never
forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
MAR 3:30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
MAR 3:31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing
without, sent unto him, calling him.
MAR 3:32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him,
Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
MAR 3:33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my
brethren?
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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: utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and
merciful God.
NEH 9:32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the
terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble
seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our
princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers,
and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this
day.
NEH 9:33 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou
hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
NEH 9:34 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our
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