| 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: bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.
EZR 8:18 And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man
of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of
Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
EZR 8:19 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari,
his brethren and their sons, twenty;
EZR 8:20 Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had
appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty
Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
EZR 8:21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we
might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for
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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: decided it.
KI1 20:41 And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the
king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
KI1 20:42 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast
let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction,
therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
KI1 20:43 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and
displeased, and came to Samaria.
KI1 21:1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the
Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of
Ahab king of Samaria.
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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: place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
ECC 10:5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error
which proceedeth from the ruler:
ECC 10:6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
ECC 10:7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as
servants upon the earth.
ECC 10:8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh
an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
ECC 10:9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that
cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
ECC 10:10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must
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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: a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks
against it:
ECC 9:15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his
wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
ECC 9:16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the
poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
ECC 9:17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of
him that ruleth among fools.
ECC 9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner
destroyeth much good.
ECC 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth
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