| 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: PSA 8:4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man,
that thou visitest him?
PSA 8:5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast
crowned him with glory and honour.
PSA 8:6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;
thou hast put all things under his feet:
PSA 8:7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
PSA 8:8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever
passeth through the paths of the seas.
PSA 8:9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
PSA 9:1 I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew
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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: eat.
JOH 4:32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
JOH 4:33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man
brought him ought to eat?
JOH 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that
sent me, and to finish his work.
JOH 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh
harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the
fields; for they are white already to harvest.
JOH 4:36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto
life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice
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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: LEV 22:5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be
made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever
uncleanness he hath;
LEV 22:6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until
even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh
with water.
LEV 22:7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall
afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.
LEV 22:8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall
not eat to defile himself therewith; I am the LORD.
LEV 22:9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin
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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: MAT 11:14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to
come.
MAT 11:15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
MAT 11:16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto
children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
MAT 11:17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced;
we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
MAT 11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He
hath a devil.
MAT 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold
a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.
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