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: of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to
breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
JOS 11:12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them,
did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he
utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
JOS 11:13 But as for the cities that stood still in their strength,
Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
JOS 11:14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the
children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they
smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither
left they any to breathe.
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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: thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent
ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas
thou wast naked and bare.
EZE 16:8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy
time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered
thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with
thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.
EZE 16:9 Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away
thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
EZE 16:10 I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with
badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered
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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: Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
LEV 24:16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely
be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as
well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth
the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.
LEV 24:17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
LEV 24:18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for
beast.
LEV 24:19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath
done, so shall it be done to him;
LEV 24:20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath
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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: cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of
the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as
men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.
EZE 26:11 With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy
streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons
shall go down to the ground.
EZE 26:12 And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of
thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy
pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy
dust in the midst of the water.
EZE 26:13 And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the
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