| 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: ISA 64:8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and
thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
ISA 64:9 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for
ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
ISA 64:10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness,
Jerusalem a desolation.
ISA 64:11 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised
thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid
waste.
ISA 64:12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou
hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
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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: look upon.
SA2 11:3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is
not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the
Hittite?
SA2 11:4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto
him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and
she returned unto her house.
SA2 11:5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I
am with child.
SA2 11:6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And
Joab sent Uriah to David.
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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: SA2 17:2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed,
and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall
flee; and I will smite the king only:
SA2 17:3 And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom
thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
SA2 17:4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of
Israel.
SA2 17:5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let
us hear likewise what he saith.
SA2 17:6 And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him,
saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his
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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: ECC 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose
under the heaven:
ECC 3:2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a
time to pluck up that which is planted;
ECC 3:3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a
time to build up;
ECC 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a
time to dance;
ECC 3:5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones
together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
ECC 3:6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time
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