| 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: synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of
them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
ACT 6:10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by
which he spake.
ACT 6:11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak
blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
ACT 6:12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the
scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the
council,
ACT 6:13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not
to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
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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: GEN 27:34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a
great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even
me also, O my father.
GEN 27:35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken
away thy blessing.
GEN 27:36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath
supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold,
now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved
a blessing for me?
GEN 27:37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made
him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and
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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: LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
GEN 39:4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he
made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his
hand.
GEN 39:5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him
overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed
the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was
upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
GEN 39:6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not
ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly
person, and well favoured.
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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: nothing froward or perverse in them.
PRO 8:9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them
that find knowledge.
PRO 8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather
than choice gold.
PRO 8:11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may
be desired are not to be compared to it.
PRO 8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty
inventions.
PRO 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy,
and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
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