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: them.
GEN 48:11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy
face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
GEN 48:12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he
bowed himself with his face to the earth.
GEN 48:13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward
Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right
hand, and brought them near unto him.
GEN 48:14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon
Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's
head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
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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: ROM 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place
unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith
the Lord.
ROM 12:20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give
him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
ROM 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
ROM 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is
no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
ROM 13:2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the
ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves
damnation.
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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: it was written in the book.
EST 10:1 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon
the isles of the sea.
EST 10:2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the
declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced
him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Media and Persia?
EST 10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great
among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking
the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed. JOB 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was
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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: bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
SA2 13:23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had
sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited
all the king's sons.
SA2 13:24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy
servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his
servants go with thy servant.
SA2 13:25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now
go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he
would not go, but blessed him.
SA2 13:26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon
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