| 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: snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey,
and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
ISA 42:23 Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and
hear for the time to come?
ISA 42:24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did
not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in
his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.
ISA 42:25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and
the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he
knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
ISA 43:1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he
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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: timber like unto the Sidonians.
KI1 5:7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon,
that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which
hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
KI1 5:8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things
which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning
timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
KI1 5:9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea:
and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt
appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt
receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my
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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: JOH 18:3 Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from
the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and
torches and weapons.
JOH 18:4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him,
went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
JOH 18:5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I
am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
JOH 18:6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went
backward, and fell to the ground.
JOH 18:7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus
of Nazareth.
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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: that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness:
yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
LAM 1:9 Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last
end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD,
behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.
LAM 1:10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant
things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary,
whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy
congregation.
LAM 1:11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their
pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider;
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