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: CH2 5:8 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of
the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
CH2 5:9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the
staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen
without. And there it is unto this day.
CH2 5:10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses
put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of
Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
CH2 5:11 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the
holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and
did not then wait by course:
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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: fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And
Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
KI1 20:31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard
that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray
thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out
to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
KI1 20:32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on
their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant
Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive?
he is my brother.
KI1 20:33 Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would
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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: exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
KI1 7:48 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house
of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the
shewbread was,
KI1 7:49 And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and
five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps,
and the tongs of gold,
KI1 7:50 And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the
spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for
the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of
the house, to wit, of the temple.
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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: COL 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the
beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have
the preeminence.
COL 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness
dwell;
COL 1:20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him
to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be
things in earth, or things in heaven.
COL 1:21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind
by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
COL 1:22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy
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