| 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: from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye
may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination
unto the Egyptians.
GEN 47:1 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my
brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are
come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of
Goshen.
GEN 47:2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented
them unto Pharaoh.
GEN 47:3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation?
And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and
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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: rigour:
EXO 1:14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter,
and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their
service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
EXO 1:15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which
the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
EXO 1:16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew
women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill
him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
EXO 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt
commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
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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: PRO 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof
is of the LORD.
PRO 17:1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house
full of sacrifices with strife.
PRO 17:2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,
and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
PRO 17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but
the LORD trieth the hearts.
PRO 17:4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear
to a naughty tongue.
PRO 17:5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is
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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: backward.
ISA 1:5 Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and
more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
ISA 1:6 From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no
soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they
have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
ISA 1:7 Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire:
your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as
overthrown by strangers.
ISA 1:8 And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as
a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
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