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: enemies shall eat you up.
LEV 26:39 And they that are left of you shall pine away in their
iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their
fathers shall they pine away with them.
LEV 26:40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of
their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and
that also they have walked contrary unto me;
LEV 26:41 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have
brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised
hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their
iniquity:
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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: over Syria:
KI1 19:16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over
Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint
to be prophet in thy room.
KI1 19:17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword
of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu
shall Elisha slay.
KI1 19:18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees
which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed
him.
KI1 19:19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat,
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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: that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray
thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out
to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
KI1 20:32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on
their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant
Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive?
he is my brother.
KI1 20:33 Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would
come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother
Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to
him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
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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 12:7 Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for
her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the
law for her that hath born a male or a female.
LEV 12:8 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring
two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and
the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for
her, and she shall be clean.
LEV 13:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,
LEV 13:2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a
scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague
of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one
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