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: third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say
unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be
worse than the first.
MAT 27:65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it
as sure as ye can.
MAT 27:66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone,
and setting a watch.
MAT 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the
first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the
sepulchre.
MAT 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of
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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: hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
ISA 65:1 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them
that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was
not called by my name.
ISA 65:2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious
people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own
thoughts;
ISA 65:3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face;
that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
ISA 65:4 Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments,
which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their
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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: with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
JOS 10:35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of
the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that
day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
JOS 10:36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto
Hebron; and they fought against it:
JOS 10:37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword,
and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that
were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done
to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
JOS 10:38 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and
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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: saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why
hast thou forsaken me?
MAT 27:47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said,
This man calleth for Elias.
MAT 27:48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and
filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
MAT 27:49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to
save him.
MAT 27:50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up
the ghost.
MAT 27:51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from
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