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: God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
KI1 3:6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my
father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in
righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept
for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on
his throne, as it is this day.
KI1 3:7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead
of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go
out or come in.
KI1 3:8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast
chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for
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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: GEN 4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain
was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
GEN 4:6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy
countenance fallen?
GEN 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou
doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his
desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
GEN 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass,
when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother,
and slew him.
GEN 4:9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he
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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: and they shall smoke.
PSA 144:6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine
arrows, and destroy them.
PSA 144:7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of
great waters, from the hand of strange children;
PSA 144:8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right
hand of falsehood.
PSA 144:9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and
an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
PSA 144:10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth
David his servant from the hurtful sword.
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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: with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
EZR 4:1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the
children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of
Israel;
EZR 4:2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers,
and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye
do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of
Assur, which brought us up hither.
EZR 4:3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the
fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to
build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto
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