| 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: shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in
yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
MAT 23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye
shall receive the greater damnation.
MAT 23:15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make
him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
MAT 23:16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall
swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the
gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
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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: NUM 7:26 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
NUM 7:27 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a
burnt offering:
NUM 7:28 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
NUM 7:29 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
Eliab the son of Helon.
NUM 7:30 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the
children of Reuben, did offer:
NUM 7:31 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an
hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
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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: wisdom to thyself?
JOB 15:9 What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou,
which is not in us?
JOB 15:10 With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder
than thy father.
JOB 15:11 Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any
secret thing with thee?
JOB 15:12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes
wink at,
JOB 15:13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such
words go out of thy mouth?
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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: prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
KI1 18:23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose
one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood,
and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on
wood, and put no fire under:
KI1 18:24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the
name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God.
And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
KI1 18:25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one
bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on
the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
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