| 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: have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at
noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon
the city.
JER 15:9 She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the
ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed
and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword
before their enemies, saith the LORD.
JER 15:10 Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife
and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on
usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth
curse me.
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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: commanded thee,
KI1 13:22 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the
place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no
water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.
KI1 13:23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he
had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom
he had brought back.
KI1 13:24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew
him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the
lion also stood by the carcase.
KI1 13:25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the
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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: man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart
stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:
EXO 36:3 And they received of Moses all the offering, which the
children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the
sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free
offerings every morning.
EXO 36:4 And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the
sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;
EXO 36:5 And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more
than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to
make.
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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: commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other
gods, and worship them;
CH2 7:20 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I
have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name,
will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a
byword among all nations.
CH2 7:21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to
every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD
done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
CH2 7:22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of
their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and
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