| 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: GEN 6:10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
GEN 6:11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was
filled with violence.
GEN 6:12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt;
for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
GEN 6:13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before
me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I
will destroy them with the earth.
GEN 6:14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the
ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
GEN 6:15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The
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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 9:35 Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with
me.
JOB 10:1 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon
myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
JOB 10:2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou
contendest with me.
JOB 10:3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou
shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of
the wicked?
JOB 10:4 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?
JOB 10:5 Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days,
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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: LUK 20:26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people:
and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
LUK 20:27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that
there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
LUK 20:28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother
die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should
take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
LUK 20:29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a
wife, and died without children.
LUK 20:30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
LUK 20:31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also:
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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: the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the
cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with
the ark of the covenant of God.
SA1 4:5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the
camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang
again.
SA1 4:6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they
said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the
Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the
camp.
SA1 4:7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come
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