| 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: himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
ISA 61:11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden
causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD
will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the
nations.
ISA 62:1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's
sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as
brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
ISA 62:2 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings
thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of
the LORD shall name.
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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: SON 4:15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams
from Lebanon.
SON 4:16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my
garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into
his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
SON 5:1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered
my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have
drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink
abundantly, O beloved.
SON 5:2 I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved
that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my
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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: SA2 12:15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the
child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
SA2 12:16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted,
and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
SA2 12:17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise
him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with
them.
SA2 12:18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died.
And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead:
for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him,
and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself,
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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: LEV 7:22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
LEV 7:23 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no
manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.
LEV 7:24 And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of
that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye
shall in no wise eat of it.
LEV 7:25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer
an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it
shall be cut off from his people.
LEV 7:26 Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of
fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.
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