| 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: rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.
SA1 17:32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of
him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
SA1 17:33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this
Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of
war from his youth.
SA1 17:34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's
sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the
flock:
SA1 17:35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out
of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard,
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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: PSA 30:8 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made
supplication.
PSA 30:9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit?
Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
PSA 30:10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my
helper.
PSA 30:11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast
put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
PSA 30:12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be
silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
PSA 31:1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed:
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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: thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the
lords favour thee not.
SA1 29:7 Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not
the lords of the Philistines.
SA1 29:8 And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what
hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto
this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the
king?
SA1 29:9 And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art
good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the
Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
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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: a man that is wakened out of his sleep.
ZEC 4:2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked,
and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it,
and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which
are upon the top thereof:
ZEC 4:3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl,
and the other upon the left side thereof.
ZEC 4:4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me,
saying, What are these, my lord?
ZEC 4:5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me,
Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
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