| 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: swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor
yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but
time and chance happeneth to them all.
ECC 9:12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are
taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so
are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly
upon them.
ECC 9:13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed
great unto me:
ECC 9:14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came
a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks
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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: carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
ISA 54:13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great
shall be the peace of thy children.
ISA 54:14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far
from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall
not come near thee.
ISA 54:15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me:
whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
ISA 54:16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in
the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have
created the waster to destroy.
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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 water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness
gone forth into all the land.
JER 23:16 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of
the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a
vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
JER 23:17 They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said,
Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the
imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
JER 23:18 For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath
perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
JER 23:19 Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a
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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: ZEC 1:10 And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and
said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through
the earth.
ZEC 1:11 And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the
myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth,
and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
ZEC 1:12 Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts,
how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of
Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten
years?
ZEC 1:13 And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good
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