| 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: EXO 20:1 And God spake all these words, saying,
EXO 20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land
of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
EXO 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
EXO 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any
likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth
beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
EXO 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I
the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers
upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate
me;
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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: shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.
JOS 22:26 Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar,
not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
JOS 22:27 But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our
generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before
him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our
peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time
to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.
JOS 22:28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say
to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again,
Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not
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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: with us.
GEN 34:24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that
went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all
that went out of the gate of his city.
GEN 34:25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore,
that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took
each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the
males.
GEN 34:26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the
sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.
GEN 34:27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city,
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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: sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
EZE 23:39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then
they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus
have they done in the midst of mine house.
EZE 23:40 And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far,
unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst
wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,
EZE 23:41 And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before
it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.
EZE 23:42 And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and
with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the
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