| 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: five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of
Elizur the son of Shedeur.
NUM 7:36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of
the children of Simeon, did offer:
NUM 7:37 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an
hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled
with oil for a meat offering:
NUM 7:38 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
NUM 7:39 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a
burnt offering:
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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: be holden with the cords of his sins.
PRO 5:23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his
folly he shall go astray.
PRO 6:1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken
thy hand with a stranger,
PRO 6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken
with the words of thy mouth.
PRO 6:3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come
into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy
friend.
PRO 6:4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
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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: Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
SA1 4:13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside
watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man
came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
SA1 4:14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What
meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told
Eli.
SA1 4:15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim,
that he could not see.
SA1 4:16 And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army,
and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my
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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: firstborn son be hers that was hated:
DEU 21:16 Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that
which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn
before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:
DEU 21:17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the
firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is
the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
DEU 21:18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not
obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when
they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
DEU 21:19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and
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