| 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: HOS 2:9 Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time
thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and
my flax given to cover her nakedness.
HOS 2:10 And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her
lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.
HOS 2:11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her
new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.
HOS 2:12 And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she
hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will
make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.
HOS 2:13 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she
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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: also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
LUK 22:59 And about the space of one hour after another confidently
affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a
Galilaean.
LUK 22:60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And
immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
LUK 22:61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter
remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the
cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
LUK 22:62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
LUK 22:63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
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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: LEV 24:17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
LEV 24:18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for
beast.
LEV 24:19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath
done, so shall it be done to him;
LEV 24:20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath
caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
LEV 24:21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that
killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
LEV 24:22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as
for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
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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: shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.
DEU 28:31 Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not
eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy
face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto
thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
DEU 28:32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another
people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all
the day long; and there shall be no might in thine hand.
DEU 28:33 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation
which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and
crushed alway:
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