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: whom they pierced.
JOH 19:38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of
Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might
take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came
therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
JOH 19:39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to
Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an
hundred pound weight.
JOH 19:40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen
clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
JOH 19:41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden;
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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: that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
SA1 20:6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked
leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a
yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
SA1 20:7 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but
if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
SA1 20:8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou
hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee:
notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why
shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
SA1 20:9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew
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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: EZR 7:16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the
province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of
the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in
Jerusalem:
EZR 7:17 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams,
lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer
them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
EZR 7:18 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren,
to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will
of your God.
EZR 7:19 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the
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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: ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
MAR 6:25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and
asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head
of John the Baptist.
MAR 6:26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and
for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
MAR 6:27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded
his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
MAR 6:28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel:
and the damsel gave it to her mother.
MAR 6:29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his
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