Today's Bibliomancy for Colin Powell

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:

MAR 15:21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

MAR 15:22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

MAR 15:23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.

MAR 15:24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

MAR 15:25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

MAR 15:26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over,

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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:

sword.

KI1 2:9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.

KI1 2:10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

KI1 2:11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

KI1 2:12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

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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:

LUK 4:12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

LUK 4:13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

LUK 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

LUK 4:15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

LUK 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

LUK 4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet

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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:

delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.

SA2 19:10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?

SA2 19:11 And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.

SA2 19:12 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

SA2 19:13 And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my

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