| 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: EST 1:14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha,
Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and
Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the
kingdom;)
EST 1:15 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law,
because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by
the chamberlains?
EST 1:16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti
the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the
princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king
Ahasuerus.
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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 17:8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said
unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a
Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let
him come down to me.
SA1 17:9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we
be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall
ye be our servants, and serve us.
SA1 17:10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this
day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
SA1 17:11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine,
they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
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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: and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down
astonied.
EZR 9:4 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the
words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that
had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.
EZR 9:5 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and
having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread
out my hands unto the LORD my God,
EZR 9:6 And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face
to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our
trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
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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: bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
EZE 39:3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause
thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
EZE 39:4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all
thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the
ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be
devoured.
EZE 39:5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it,
saith the Lord GOD.
EZE 39:6 And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell
carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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