| 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: our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother?
and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we
certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
GEN 43:8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me,
and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and
thou, and also our little ones.
GEN 43:9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him:
if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear
the blame for ever:
GEN 43:10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this
second time.
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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: the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside
them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's
house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
EZE 10:20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of
Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.
EZE 10:21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings;
and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
EZE 10:22 And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I
saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went
every one straight forward.
EZE 11:1 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east
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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: HOS 11:6 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his
branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
HOS 11:7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they
called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
HOS 11:8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee,
Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim?
mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
HOS 11:9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not
return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in
the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
HOS 11:10 They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion:
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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: Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were
to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath:
for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.
CH2 23:9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of
hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's,
which were in the house of God.
CH2 23:10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his
hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple,
along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
CH2 23:11 Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the
crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and
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