| 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: Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the
son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.
NEH 11:8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
NEH 11:9 And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the
son of Senuah was second over the city.
NEH 11:10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
NEH 11:11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of
Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the
house of God.
NEH 11:12 And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight
hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of
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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 LORD was with them.
JDG 1:23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name
of the city before was Luz.)
JDG 1:24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they
said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we
will shew thee mercy.
JDG 1:25 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote
the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his
family.
JDG 1:26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a
city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto
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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: Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD: because their hand also is with
David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me.
But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon
the priests of the LORD.
SA1 22:18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the
priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and
slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
SA1 22:19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of
the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and
asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
SA1 22:20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named
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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: matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be
higher than they.
ECC 5:9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself
is served by the field.
ECC 5:10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor
he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
ECC 5:11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and
what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them
with their eyes?
ECC 5:12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little
or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
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