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: MAT 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his
soul?
MAT 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with
his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
MAT 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which
shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his
kingdom.
MAT 17:1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his
brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
MAT 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as
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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: AMO 5:7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness
in the earth,
AMO 5:8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the
shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night:
that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the
face of the earth: The LORD is his name:
AMO 5:9 That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the
spoiled shall come against the fortress.
AMO 5:10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him
that speaketh uprightly.
AMO 5:11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye
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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: wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
LEV 13:55 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is
washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the
plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it
is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without.
LEV 13:56 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat
dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment,
or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:
LEV 13:57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or
in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou
shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire.
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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: appointed you.
LUK 3:14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what
shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither
accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
LUK 3:15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in
their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
LUK 3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with
water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am
not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with
fire:
LUK 3:17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his
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