| 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: the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
MAT 21:32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye
believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and
ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe
him.
MAT 21:33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which
planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in
it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far
country:
MAT 21:34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his
servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
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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: generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it,
but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
MAT 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's
belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the
heart of the earth.
MAT 12:41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this
generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching
of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
MAT 12:42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with
this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost
parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater
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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: CO1 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not
easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
CO1 13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
CO1 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things,
endureth all things.
CO1 13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they
shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be
knowledge, it shall vanish away.
CO1 13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
CO1 13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in
part shall be done away.
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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: royal house, over against the gate of the house.
EST 5:2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in
the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out
to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near,
and touched the top of the sceptre.
EST 5:3 Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and
what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the
kingdom.
EST 5:4 And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the
king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for
him.
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