| 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: went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the
north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.
JOS 8:12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in
ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
JOS 8:13 And when they had set the people, even all the host that was
on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the
city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
JOS 8:14 And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they
hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against
Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the
plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him
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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: GEN 20:7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet,
and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her
not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
GEN 20:8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all
his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were
sore afraid.
GEN 20:9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast
thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought
on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that
ought not to be done.
GEN 20:10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou
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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: forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off
from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD
in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.
NUM 9:14 And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the
passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and
according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one
ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
NUM 9:15 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud
covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even
there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until
the morning.
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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: JDG 1:22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and
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
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