| 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: Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the
captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet
upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet
upon the necks of them.
JOS 10:25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be
strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your
enemies against whom ye fight.
JOS 10:26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged
them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the
evening.
JOS 10:27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun,
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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: of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward
heaven:
KI1 8:23 And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in
heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with
thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
KI1 8:24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou
promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it
with thine hand, as it is this day.
KI1 8:25 Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David
my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a
man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children
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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: Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
SA1 29:2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by
thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
SA1 29:3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these
Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is
not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been
with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him
since he fell unto me unto this day?
SA1 29:4 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and
the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return,
that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let
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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: good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.
EXO 22:16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie
with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
EXO 22:17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall
pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
EXO 22:18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
EXO 22:19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
EXO 22:20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he
shall be utterly destroyed.
EXO 22:21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye
were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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