| 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: break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing
mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
DAN 4:28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
DAN 4:29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the
kingdom of Babylon.
DAN 4:30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I
have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and
for the honour of my majesty?
DAN 4:31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice
from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The
kingdom is departed from thee.
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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: SA1 9:1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son
of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a
Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
SA1 9:2 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and
a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier
person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of
the people.
SA1 9:3 And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to
Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek
the asses.
SA1 9:4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through 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: inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.
EXO 39:14 And the stones were according to the names of the children of
Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a
signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
EXO 39:15 And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of
wreathen work of pure gold.
EXO 39:16 And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put
the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.
EXO 39:17 And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings
on the ends of the breastplate.
EXO 39:18 And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in
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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: JON 4:7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and
it smote the gourd that it withered.
JON 4:8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared
a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he
fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to
die than to live.
JON 4:9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the
gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
JON 4:10 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the
which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a
night, and perished in a night:
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