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: as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
MAR 1:23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit;
and he cried out,
MAR 1:24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus
of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the
Holy One of God.
MAR 1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of
him.
MAR 1:26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a
loud voice, he came out of him.
MAR 1:27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among
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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: grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
OBA 1:6 How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden
things sought up!
OBA 1:7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the
border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and
prevailed against thee; that they eat thy bread have laid a wound under
thee: there is none understanding in him.
OBA 1:8 Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise
men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
OBA 1:9 And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that
every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
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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: shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto
it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath
trespassed.
NUM 5:8 But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto,
let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest;
beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for
him.
NUM 5:9 And every offering of all the holy things of the children of
Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.
NUM 5:10 And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any
man giveth the priest, it shall be 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: NEH 9:28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee:
therefore leftest thou them in the land of their enemies, so that they
had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee,
thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them
according to thy mercies;
NEH 9:29 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them
again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy
commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he
shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck,
and would not hear.
NEH 9:30 Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst
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