| 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: ECC 7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the
heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
ECC 7:5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.
ECC 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter
of the fool: this also is vanity.
ECC 7:7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth
the heart.
ECC 7:8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and
the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
ECC 7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in
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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: own land.
JER 50:17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away:
first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
JER 50:18 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel;
Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have
punished the king of Assyria.
JER 50:19 And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall
feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount
Ephraim and Gilead.
JER 50:20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity
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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: LUK 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of
the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel
before he was conceived in the womb.
LUK 2:22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of
Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him
to the Lord;
LUK 2:23 (As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every male that
openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
LUK 2:24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in
the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
LUK 2:25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was
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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: ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were
broken and withered; the fire consumed them.
EZE 19:13 And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and
thirsty ground.
EZE 19:14 And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath
devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to
rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
EZE 20:1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month,
the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to
enquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
EZE 20:2 Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
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