| 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: shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of
camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
ISA 30:7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose:
therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
ISA 30:8 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a
book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
ISA 30:9 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children
that will not hear the law of the LORD:
ISA 30:10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets,
Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy
deceits:
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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: synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence
hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto
him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
MAR 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of
James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here
with us? And they were offended at him.
MAR 6:4 But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but
in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
MAR 6:5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his
hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
MAR 6:6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round
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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: child's life.
MAT 2:21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and
came into the land of Israel.
MAT 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the
room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding,
being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of
Galilee:
MAT 2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a
Nazarene.
MAT 3:1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the
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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: neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man
refused to smite him.
KI1 20:36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice
of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall
slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him,
and slew him.
KI1 20:37 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee.
And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
KI1 20:38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way,
and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
KI1 20:39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he
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