| 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: choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days
store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of
the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
NEH 5:19 Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have
done for this people.
NEH 6:1 Now it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the
Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall,
and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had
not set up the doors upon the gates;)
NEH 6:2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us
meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they
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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: poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
ECC 9:17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of
him that ruleth among fools.
ECC 9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner
destroyeth much good.
ECC 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth
a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for
wisdom and honour.
ECC 10:2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at
his left.
ECC 10:3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his
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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: lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
ZEC 11:9 Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die;
and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat
every one the flesh of another.
ZEC 11:10 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I
might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
ZEC 11:11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock
that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
ZEC 11:12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and
if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
ZEC 11:13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly
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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: the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and
made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
DAN 7:5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it
raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it
between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much
flesh.
DAN 7:6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had
upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads;
and dominion was given to it.
DAN 7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth
beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great
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