| 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: AMO 5:21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in
your solemn assemblies.
AMO 5:22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I
will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your
fat beasts.
AMO 5:23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not
hear the melody of thy viols.
AMO 5:24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a
mighty stream.
AMO 5:25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the
wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
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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: breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living
soul.
GEN 2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there
he put the man whom he had formed.
GEN 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that
is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in
the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
GEN 2:10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from
thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
GEN 2:11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth
the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
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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: SA1 26:17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my
son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
SA1 26:18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his
servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
SA1 26:19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the
words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let
him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be
they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding
in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
SA1 26:20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the
face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as
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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: the tabernacle of the congregation.
SA1 2:23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of
your evil dealings by all this people.
SA1 2:24 Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make
the LORD's people to transgress.
SA1 2:25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but
if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him?
Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father,
because the LORD would slay them.
SA1 2:26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the
LORD, and also with men.
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