| 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: CH2 33:9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to
err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed
before the children of Israel.
CH2 33:10 And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they
would not hearken.
CH2 33:11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host
of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound
him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
CH2 33:12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God,
and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
CH2 33:13 And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard
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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: blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his
tabernacle.
JOB 20:27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall
rise up against him.
JOB 20:28 The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall
flow away in the day of his wrath.
JOB 20:29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the
heritage appointed unto him by God.
JOB 21:1 But Job answered and said,
JOB 21:2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
JOB 21:3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock
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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: DEU 13:15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the
edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and
the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
DEU 13:16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of
the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil
thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for
ever; it shall not be built again.
DEU 13:17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine
hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew
thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath
sworn unto thy fathers;
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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: ECC 10:15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because
he knoweth not how to go to the city.
ECC 10:16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy
princes eat in the morning!
ECC 10:17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles,
and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for
drunkenness!
ECC 10:18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through
idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
ECC 10:19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but
money answereth all things.
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