| 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: every bitter thing is sweet.
PRO 27:8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that
wandereth from his place.
PRO 27:9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness
of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
PRO 27:10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not;
neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for
better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
PRO 27:11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer
him that reproacheth me.
PRO 27:12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the
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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: took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all
the host.
JDG 8:13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the
sun was up,
JDG 8:14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of
him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders
thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
JDG 8:15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah
and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of
Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy
men that are weary?
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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: lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey
them.
ISA 11:15 And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian
sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river,
and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
ISA 11:16 And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people,
which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day
that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
ISA 12:1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee:
though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou
comfortedst me.
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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: NUM 22:13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes
of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave
to go with you.
NUM 22:14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak,
and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
NUM 22:15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable
than they.
NUM 22:16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak
the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming
unto me:
NUM 22:17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do
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