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: nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
NEH 2:17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how
Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come,
and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a
reproach.
NEH 2:18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me;
as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let
us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good
work.
NEH 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the
Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn,
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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: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
ISA 54:16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in
the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have
created the waster to destroy.
ISA 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and
every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt
condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their
righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
ISA 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he
that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
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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: SA2 4:5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went,
and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay
on a bed at noon.
SA2 4:6 And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though
they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib:
and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
SA2 4:7 For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his
bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took
his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.
SA2 4:8 And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron,
and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul
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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: Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses
and Eleazar came down from the mount.
NUM 20:29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they
mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
NUM 21:1 And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south,
heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought
against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.
NUM 21:2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt
indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy
their cities.
NUM 21:3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered
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