| 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: against a thief, with swords and staves?
LUK 22:53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth
no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
LUK 22:54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the
high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
LUK 22:55 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall,
and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
LUK 22:56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and
earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
LUK 22:57 And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
LUK 22:58 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art
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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: Matthan begat Jacob;
MAT 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born
Jesus, who is called Christ.
MAT 1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen
generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are
fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto
Christ are fourteen generations.
MAT 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his
mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was
found with child of the Holy Ghost.
MAT 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to
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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: JDG 21:20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go
and lie in wait in the vineyards;
JDG 21:21 And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to
dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every
man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
JDG 21:22 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come
unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them
for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war:
for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
JDG 21:23 And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives,
according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: 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: GEN 24:33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will
not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
GEN 24:34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
GEN 24:35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become
great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold,
and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
GEN 24:36 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she
was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
GEN 24:37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a
wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I
dwell:
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