| 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: Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to
praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man
of God, ward over against ward.
NEH 12:25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub,
were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
NEH 12:26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son
of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the
priest, the scribe.
NEH 12:27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought
the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep
the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing,
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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: mine anger is turned away from him.
HOS 14:5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily,
and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
HOS 14:6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the
olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
HOS 14:7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall
revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as
the wine of Lebanon.
HOS 14:8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I
have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is
thy fruit found.
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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: statutes.
PSA 119:65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according
unto thy word.
PSA 119:66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed
thy commandments.
PSA 119:67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept
thy word.
PSA 119:68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
PSA 119:69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy
precepts with my whole heart.
PSA 119:70 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
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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: blood crieth unto me from the ground.
GEN 4:11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her
mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
GEN 4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield
unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the
earth.
GEN 4:13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I
can bear.
GEN 4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the
earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a
vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that
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