| 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: he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen
from the dead;
LUK 9:8 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one
of the old prophets was risen again.
LUK 9:9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom
I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
LUK 9:10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that
they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert
place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
LUK 9:11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he
received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed
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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 he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
PSA 35:9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in
his salvation.
PSA 35:10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which
deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor
and the needy from him that spoileth him?
PSA 35:11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things
that I knew not.
PSA 35:12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
PSA 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was
sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into
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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: the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and
have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
KI1 8:48 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all
their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive,
and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their
fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have
built for thy name:
KI1 8:49 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven
thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
KI1 8:50 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all
their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and
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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: to Jerusalem and her idols?
ISA 10:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath
performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish
the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of
his high looks.
ISA 10:13 For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and
by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the
people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the
inhabitants like a valiant man:
ISA 10:14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people:
and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth;
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