| 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: ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and
sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty,
and populous:
DEU 26:6 And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and
laid upon us hard bondage:
DEU 26:7 And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD
heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our
oppression:
DEU 26:8 And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand,
and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with
signs, and with wonders:
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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: trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and
blowing with the trumpets.
JOS 6:10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not
shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word
proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye
shout.
JOS 6:11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it
once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
JOS 6:12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up
the ark of the LORD.
JOS 6:13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before
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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: fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least
even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even
unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
JER 8:11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people
slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JER 8:12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay,
they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall
they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they
shall be cast down, saith the LORD.
JER 8:13 I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no
grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade;
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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: scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and
badgers' skins, brought them.
EXO 35:24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass
brought the LORD's offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim
wood for any work of the service, brought it.
EXO 35:25 And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their
hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of
purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.
EXO 35:26 And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun
goats' hair.
EXO 35:27 And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for
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