| 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: chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the
pomegranates were like unto these.
JER 52:23 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all
the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.
JER 52:24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest,
and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
JER 52:25 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge
of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's
person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the
host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the
people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
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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: any longer stand before their enemies.
JDG 2:15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against
them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto
them: and they were greatly distressed.
JDG 2:16 Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them
out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
JDG 2:17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they
went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they
turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the
commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.
JDG 2:18 And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was
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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: they were very wroth,
NEH 4:8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against
Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
NEH 4:9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch
against them day and night, because of them.
NEH 4:10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is
decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the
wall.
NEH 4:11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see,
till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work
to cease.
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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: JDG 16:17 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath
not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God
from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me,
and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
JDG 16:18 And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she
sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this
once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the
Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
JDG 16:19 And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a
man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and
she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
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