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: this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and
take off his head.
SA2 16:10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of
Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse
David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
SA2 16:11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold,
my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more
now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the
LORD hath bidden him.
SA2 16:12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and
that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
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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: into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life
to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against
him by the king.
EST 7:8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place
of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther
was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the
house? As the word went out of king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
EST 7:9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king,
Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for
Mordecai, who spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman.
Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
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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: the people wept that night.
NUM 14:2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and
against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that
we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this
wilderness!
NUM 14:3 And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall
by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it
not better for us to return into Egypt?
NUM 14:4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let
us return into Egypt.
NUM 14:5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the
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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: me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth,
and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
GEN 31:28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters?
thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
GEN 31:29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of
your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou
speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
GEN 31:30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou
sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen
my gods?
GEN 31:31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid:
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