| 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: men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
OBA 1:9 And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that
every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
OBA 1:10 For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover
thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
OBA 1:11 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day
that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners
entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as
one of them.
OBA 1:12 But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother
in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have
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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: MAT 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there
rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
MAT 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first
be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
MAT 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way
with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and
the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
MAT 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out
thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
MAT 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt
not commit adultery:
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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: neighbour as thyself.
MAT 19:20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept
from my youth up: what lack I yet?
MAT 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell
that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in
heaven: and come and follow me.
MAT 19:22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away
sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
MAT 19:23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you,
That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
MAT 19:24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go
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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: ACT 22:1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make
now unto you.
ACT 22:2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to
them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
ACT 22:3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in
Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught
according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was
zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
ACT 22:4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and
delivering into prisons both men and women.
ACT 22:5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the
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