| 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: captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
NUM 31:49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of
the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man
of us.
NUM 31:50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what
every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings,
earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the
LORD.
NUM 31:51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even
all wrought jewels.
NUM 31:52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the
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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: slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
AMO 2:4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for
four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have
despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and
their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have
walked:
AMO 2:5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the
palaces of Jerusalem.
AMO 2:6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and
for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold
the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
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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: the nations:
NEH 1:9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them;
though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven,
yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place
that I have chosen to set my name there.
NEH 1:10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast
redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
NEH 1:11 O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the
prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to
fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant
him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
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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: do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry
down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and
myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
GEN 43:12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was
brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand;
peradventure it was an oversight:
GEN 43:13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
GEN 43:14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may
send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my
children, I am bereaved.
GEN 43:15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in
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