| 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: every man's brother will I require the life of man.
GEN 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for
in the image of God made he man.
GEN 9:7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly
in the earth, and multiply therein.
GEN 9:8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
GEN 9:9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your
seed after you;
GEN 9:10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl,
of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that
go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
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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: line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
KI1 7:24 And under the brim of it round about there were knops
compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops
were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
KI1 7:25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and
three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and
three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and
all their hinder parts were inward.
KI1 7:26 And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was
wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two
thousand baths.
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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: ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the
truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he
speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
JOH 8:45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
JOH 8:46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why
do ye not believe me?
JOH 8:47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them
not, because ye are not of God.
JOH 8:48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well
that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
JOH 8:49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father,
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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: frankincense thereon:
LEV 2:2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall
take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof,
with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the
memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a
sweet savour unto the LORD:
LEV 2:3 And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his
sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by
fire.
LEV 2:4 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the
oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or
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