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: PSA 137:5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her
cunning.
PSA 137:6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof
of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
PSA 137:7 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of
Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
PSA 137:8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall
he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
PSA 137:9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones
against the stones.
PSA 138:1 I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will
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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: CH1 17:23 Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken
concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever,
and do as thou hast said.
CH1 17:24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified
for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to
Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before
thee.
CH1 17:25 For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt
build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to
pray before thee.
CH1 17:26 And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness
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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: CH2 32:2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he
was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
CH2 32:3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop
the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did
help him.
CH2 32:4 So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all
the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land,
saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
CH2 32:5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that
was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without,
and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in
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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: GEN 33:15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk
that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the
sight of my lord.
GEN 33:16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
GEN 33:17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and
made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called
Succoth.
GEN 33:18 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the
land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before
the city.
GEN 33:19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his
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