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: of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
JER 21:2 Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal
with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
JER 21:3 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
JER 21:4 Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back
the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against
the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you
without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.
JER 21:5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand
and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
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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: PSA 98:5 Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice
of a psalm.
PSA 98:6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before
the LORD, the King.
PSA 98:7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they
that dwell therein.
PSA 98:8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful
together
PSA 98:9 Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with
righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
PSA 99:1 The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between
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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: his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
JOB 1:11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and
he will curse thee to thy face.
JOB 1:12 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in
thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went
forth from the presence of the LORD.
JOB 1:13 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were
eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
JOB 1:14 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were
plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
JOB 1:15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they
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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: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
JOS 8:8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set
the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do.
See, I have commanded you.
JOS 8:9 Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in
ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but
Joshua lodged that night among the people.
JOS 8:10 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the
people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to
Ai.
JOS 8:11 And all the people, even the people of war that were with him,
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