| 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: wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two
thousand baths.
KI1 7:27 And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of
one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the
height of it.
KI1 7:28 And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had
borders, and the borders were between the ledges:
KI1 7:29 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions,
oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and
beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
KI1 7:30 And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass:
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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: as to the small:
CH2 31:16 Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and
upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD,
his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their
courses;
CH2 31:17 Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their
fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their
charges by their courses;
CH2 31:18 And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives,
and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for
in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:
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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: EZR 4:9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and
the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the
Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the
Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
EZR 4:10 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper
brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on
this side the river, and at such a time.
EZR 4:11 This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even
unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river,
and at such a time.
EZR 4:12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from
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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: Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the
house of Saul.
SA2 3:7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter
of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto
my father's concubine?
SA2 3:8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and
said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day
unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends,
and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest
me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
SA2 3:9 So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath
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