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: fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which
did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way
wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
JOS 24:18 And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even
the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the
LORD; for he is our God.
JOS 24:19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD:
for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your
transgressions nor your sins.
JOS 24:20 If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will
turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
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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: them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation,
that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
NUM 32:14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an
increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD
toward Israel.
NUM 32:15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave
them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
NUM 32:16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build
sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
NUM 32:17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of
Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones
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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: PRO 30:14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their
jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the
needy from among men.
PRO 30:15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There
are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It
is enough:
PRO 30:16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled
with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
PRO 30:17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his
mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles
shall eat it.
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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: JER 48:28 O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the
rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the
hole's mouth.
JER 48:29 We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his
loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his
heart.
JER 48:30 I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his
lies shall not so effect it.
JER 48:31 Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all
Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
JER 48:32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of
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