| 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: SA1 17:54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to
Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
SA1 17:55 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he
said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this
youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
SA1 17:56 And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.
SA1 17:57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine,
Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the
Philistine in his hand.
SA1 17:58 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And
David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
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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: kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
PSA 30:4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the
remembrance of his holiness.
PSA 30:5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life:
weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
PSA 30:6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
PSA 30:7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand
strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
PSA 30:8 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made
supplication.
PSA 30:9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit?
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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: thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise
his heel.
GEN 3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and
thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy
desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
GEN 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the
voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded
thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy
sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
GEN 3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and
thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
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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: them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
JOS 24:26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God,
and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by
the sanctuary of the LORD.
JOS 24:27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall
be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which
he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny
your God.
JOS 24:28 So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his
inheritance.
JOS 24:29 And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son
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