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: beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of
Bether.
SON 3:1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought
him, but I found him not.
SON 3:2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in
the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I
found him not.
SON 3:3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said,
Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
SON 3:4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him
whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had
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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: vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD
commanded Moses.
EXO 40:22 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon
the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
EXO 40:23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the
LORD had commanded Moses.
EXO 40:24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation,
over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
EXO 40:25 And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD
commanded Moses.
EXO 40:26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation
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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: 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 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: KI1 18:15 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I
stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
KI1 18:16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to
meet Elijah.
KI1 18:17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said
unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
KI1 18:18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and
thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the
LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
KI1 18:19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount
Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the
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