| 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: ISA 9:11 Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin
against him, and join his enemies together;
ISA 9:12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall
devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned
away, but his hand is stretched out still.
ISA 9:13 For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither
do they seek the LORD of hosts.
ISA 9:14 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail,
branch and rush, in one day.
ISA 9:15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet
that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
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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: had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David
loved her.
SA2 13:2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister
Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do
anything to her.
SA2 13:3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of
Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
SA2 13:4 And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean
from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love
Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
SA2 13:5 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make
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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: GEN 10:12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great
city.
GEN 10:13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and
Naphtuhim,
GEN 10:14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,)
and Caphtorim.
GEN 10:15 And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth,
GEN 10:16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
GEN 10:17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
GEN 10:18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and
afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
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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: GEN 17:23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in
his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the
men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in
the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
GEN 17:24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was
circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
GEN 17:25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was
circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
GEN 17:26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his
son.
GEN 17:27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought
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