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: of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
MAR 8:16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we
have no bread.
MAR 8:17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye,
because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have
ye your heart yet hardened?
MAR 8:18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do
ye not remember?
MAR 8:19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many
baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
MAR 8:20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full
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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: the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the
priest.
EXO 38:22 And Bezaleel the son Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of
Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
EXO 38:23 And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of
Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and
in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
EXO 38:24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work
of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine
talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary.
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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: tribes.
EXO 28:22 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends
of wreathen work of pure gold.
EXO 28:23 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold,
and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
EXO 28:24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two
rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
EXO 28:25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt
fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the
ephod before it.
EXO 28:26 And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put
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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: meet the Philistine.
SA1 17:49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone,
and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone
sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
SA1 17:50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with
a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword
in the hand of David.
SA1 17:51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took
his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut
off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was
dead, they fled.
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