| 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: hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled
with oil for a meat offering:
NUM 7:50 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
NUM 7:51 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a
burnt offering:
NUM 7:52 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
NUM 7:53 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of
Elishama the son of Ammihud.
NUM 7:54 On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince
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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: GEN 29:31 And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her
womb: but Rachel was barren.
GEN 29:32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name
Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction;
now therefore my husband will love me.
GEN 29:33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because
the LORD hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son
also: and she called his name Simeon.
GEN 29:34 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this
time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three
sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
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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 they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all
the land of Egypt.
GEN 41:44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee
shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
GEN 41:45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave
him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph
went out over all the land of Egypt.
GEN 41:46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh
king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and
went throughout all the land of Egypt.
GEN 41:47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by
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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: and in brass,
EXO 35:33 And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of
wood, to make any manner of cunning work.
EXO 35:34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and
Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
EXO 35:35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner
of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the
embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and
of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise
cunning work.
EXO 36:1 Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man,
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