| 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 27:19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling
of the ship.
ACT 27:20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no
small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken
away.
ACT 27:21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of
them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have
loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
ACT 27:22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be
no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.
ACT 27:23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I
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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: have dreamed:
GEN 37:7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my
sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood
round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
GEN 37:8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us?
or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the
more for his dreams, and for his words.
GEN 37:9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren,
and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and
the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
GEN 37:10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his
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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: Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he
prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the
covenant, and be delivered?
EZE 17:16 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the
king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose
covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
EZE 17:17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company
make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to
cut off many persons:
EZE 17:18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when,
lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not
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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: NEH 5:16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought
we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
NEH 5:17 Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the
Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen
that are about us.
NEH 5:18 Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six
choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days
store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of
the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
NEH 5:19 Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have
done for this people.
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