| 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: princes of the provinces, being before him:
EST 1:4 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the
honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore
days.
EST 1:5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto
all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great
and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
EST 1:6 Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with
cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble:
the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and
white, and black, marble.
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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: and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
JER 31:17 And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy
children shall come again to their own border.
JER 31:18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast
chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the
yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
JER 31:19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I
was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even
confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
JER 31:20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I
spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my
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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: neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you:
for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
JOS 2:12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I
have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my
father's house, and give me a true token:
JOS 2:13 And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my
brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives
from death.
JOS 2:14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not
this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the
land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
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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: CH2 32:7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the
king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there
be more with us than with him:
CH2 32:8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God
to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves
upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
CH2 32:9 After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants
to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his
power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that
were at Jerusalem, saying,
CH2 32:10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust,
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