| 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: KI1 18:16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to
meet Elijah.
KI1 18:17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said
unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
KI1 18:18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and
thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the
LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
KI1 18:19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount
Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the
prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
KI1 18:20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered
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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: the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round
about, according to their families.
JOS 18:21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin
according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley
of Keziz,
JOS 18:22 And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
JOS 18:23 And Avim, and Pharah, and Ophrah,
JOS 18:24 And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with
their villages:
JOS 18:25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
JOS 18:26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
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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: hated him:
GEN 49:24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were
made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the
shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
GEN 49:25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by
the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of
the womb:
GEN 49:26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the
blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting
hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head
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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: GEN 6:15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The
length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty
cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
GEN 6:16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou
finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side
thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
GEN 6:17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the
earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under
heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
GEN 6:18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt
come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives
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