| 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: choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from
thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
GEN 23:7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the
land, even to the children of Heth.
GEN 23:8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I
should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to
Ephron the son of Zohar,
GEN 23:9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath,
which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he
shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
GEN 23:10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron 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: noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of
speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their
wings.
EZE 1:25 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their
heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
EZE 1:26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the
likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon
the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man
above upon it.
EZE 1:27 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire
round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and
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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 1:7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me.
And I answered, Here am I.
SA2 1:8 And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an
Amalekite.
SA2 1:9 He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay
me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
SA2 1:10 So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he
could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was
upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought
them hither unto my lord.
SA2 1:11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and
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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: Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
CH1 4:16 And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and
Asareel.
CH1 4:17 And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and
Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of
Eshtemoa.
CH1 4:18 And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and
Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these
are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
CH1 4:19 And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the
father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
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