| 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: unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is
the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an
oath.
ECC 9:3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun,
that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men
is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and
after that they go to the dead.
ECC 9:4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for
a living dog is better than a dead lion.
ECC 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not
any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them
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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: by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say,
No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of
the name of the LORD.
AMO 6:11 For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great
house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
AMO 6:12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen?
for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness
into hemlock:
AMO 6:13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not
taken to us horns by our own strength?
AMO 6:14 But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of
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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: yielded almonds.
NUM 17:9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto
all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
NUM 17:10 And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before
the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt
quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
NUM 17:11 And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
NUM 17:12 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold,
we die, we perish, we all perish.
NUM 17:13 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the
LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
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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: MAT 23:22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of
God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
MAT 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay
tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier
matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have
done, and not to leave the other undone.
MAT 23:24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
MAT 23:25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make
clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are
full of extortion and excess.
MAT 23:26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the
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