| 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: tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier
matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have
done, and not to leave the other undone.
MAT 23:24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
MAT 23:25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make
clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are
full of extortion and excess.
MAT 23:26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the
cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
MAT 23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are
like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but
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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 that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
SA1 24:21 Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not
cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of
my father's house.
SA1 24:22 And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and
his men gat them up unto the hold.
SA1 25:1 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered
together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And
David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
SA1 25:2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel;
and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a
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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: DEU 1:2 (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount
Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)
DEU 1:3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh
month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children
of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment
unto them;
DEU 1:4 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt
in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
DEU 1:5 On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to
declare this law, saying,
DEU 1:6 The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt
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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: words without knowledge.
JOB 36:1 Elihu also proceeded, and said,
JOB 36:2 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to
speak on God's behalf.
JOB 36:3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe
righteousness to my Maker.
JOB 36:4 For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in
knowledge is with thee.
JOB 36:5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in
strength and wisdom.
JOB 36:6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to
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