| 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: that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had
golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
JDG 8:25 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they
spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his
prey.
JDG 8:26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a
thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and
collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside
the chains that were about their camels' necks.
JDG 8:27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even
in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing
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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: MAR 8:32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began
to rebuke him.
MAR 8:33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he
rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not
the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
MAR 8:34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples
also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
MAR 8:35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever
shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save
it.
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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: between the pillars.
JDG 16:26 And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand,
Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that
I may lean upon them.
JDG 16:27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of
the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three
thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.
JDG 16:28 And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord God,
remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this
once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two
eyes.
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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: threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
NUM 2:5 And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of
Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children
of Issachar.
NUM 2:6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty
and four thousand and four hundred.
NUM 2:7 Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be
captain of the children of Zebulun.
NUM 2:8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty
and seven thousand and four hundred.
NUM 2:9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred
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