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: and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
ACT 7:9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt:
but God was with him,
ACT 7:10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him
favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him
governor over Egypt and all his house.
ACT 7:11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and
Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
ACT 7:12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out
our fathers first.
ACT 7:13 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren;
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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: served them: and they continued a season in ward.
GEN 40:5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in
one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the
butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the
prison.
GEN 40:6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon
them, and, behold, they were sad.
GEN 40:7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward
of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
GEN 40:8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is
no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations
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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: up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation
throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
EZR 1:2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath
given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build
him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
EZR 1:3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him,
and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house
of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
EZR 1:4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let
the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with
goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of
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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: they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they
have wrought in Israel.
JDG 20:11 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit
together as one man.
JDG 20:12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of
Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?
JDG 20:13 Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial,
which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil
from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice
of their brethren the children of Israel.
JDG 20:14 But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out
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