| 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: JDG 10:17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and
encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves
together, and encamped in Mizpeh.
JDG 10:18 And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another,
What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon?
he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
JDG 11:1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he
was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
JDG 11:2 And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up,
and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit
in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.
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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: 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;
for I am become vile.
LAM 1:12 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if
there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me,
wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
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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: he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged
there.
JDG 19:5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early
in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said
unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and
afterward go your way.
JDG 19:6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them
together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I
pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.
JDG 19:7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged
him: therefore he lodged there again.
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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: until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors,
and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every
one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
NEH 7:4 Now the city was large and great: but the people were few
therein, and the houses were not builded.
NEH 7:5 And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles,
and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by
genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up
at the first, and found written therein,
NEH 7:6 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the
captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the
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