| 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: bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor
drink till they had killed Paul.
ACT 23:13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
ACT 23:14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We
have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until
we have slain Paul.
ACT 23:15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief
captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would
enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come
near, are ready to kill him.
ACT 23:16 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he
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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: Chebar; and I fell upon my face.
EZE 43:4 And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of
the gate whose prospect is toward the east.
EZE 43:5 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court;
and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
EZE 43:6 And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man
stood by me.
EZE 43:7 And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and
the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of
the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of
Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom,
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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: thou wast not grieved.
ISA 57:11 And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast
lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I
held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
ISA 57:12 I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they
shall not profit thee.
ISA 57:13 When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the
wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that
putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my
holy mountain;
ISA 57:14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take
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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: LUK 9:52 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and
entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
LUK 9:53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though
he would go to Jerusalem.
LUK 9:54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said,
Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and
consume them, even as Elias did?
LUK 9:55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what
manner of spirit ye are of.
LUK 9:56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to
save them. And they went to another village.
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