| 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: that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before
the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will
appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
LEV 16:3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young
bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
LEV 16:4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the
linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle,
and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments;
therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
LEV 16:5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of
Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt
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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: river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon
the brink of the river.
GEN 41:4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven
well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
GEN 41:5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven
ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
GEN 41:6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind
sprung up after them.
GEN 41:7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears.
And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
GEN 41:8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was
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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: tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
EZE 41:19 So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one
side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other
side: it was made through all the house round about.
EZE 41:20 From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm
trees made, and on the wall of the temple.
EZE 41:21 The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the
sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.
EZE 41:22 The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length
thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and
the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table
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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: water the sheep.
GEN 29:9 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her
father's sheep; for she kept them.
GEN 29:10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of
Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother,
that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and
watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
GEN 29:11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
GEN 29:12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and
that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.
GEN 29:13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob
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