| 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: me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and
knowledge.
ECC 1:17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and
folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
ECC 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
ECC 2:1 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth,
therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
ECC 2:2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
ECC 2:3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet
acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I
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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: with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the
work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
NEH 4:18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side,
and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
NEH 4:19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest
of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon
the wall, one far from another.
NEH 4:20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet,
resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
NEH 4:21 So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears
from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
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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: testimonies.
PSA 119:147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped
in thy word.
PSA 119:148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate
in thy word.
PSA 119:149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD,
quicken me according to thy judgment.
PSA 119:150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far
from thy law.
PSA 119:151 Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
PSA 119:152 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou
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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: Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons,
five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
NEH 7:71 And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of
the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred
pound of silver.
NEH 7:72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand
drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and
seven priests' garments.
NEH 7:73 So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the
singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel,
dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of
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