| 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: lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
EXO 19:22 And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD,
sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
EXO 19:23 And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to
mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount,
and sanctify it.
EXO 19:24 And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou
shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and
the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth
upon them.
EXO 19:25 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
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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: TH1 1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in
power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what
manner of men we were among you for your sake.
TH1 1:6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received
the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.
TH1 1:7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and
Achaia.
TH1 1:8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in
Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is
spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
TH1 1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we
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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: father's house, which were better than thyself:
CH2 21:14 Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people,
and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:
CH2 21:15 And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels,
until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.
CH2 21:16 Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of
the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:
CH2 21:17 And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried
away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons
also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save
Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
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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: into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our
God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because
we have sinned against the LORD.
JER 8:15 We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of
health, and behold trouble!
JER 8:16 The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land
trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are
come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and
those that dwell therein.
JER 8:17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you,
which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
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