| 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: JER 48:17 All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know
his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
JER 48:18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy
glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee,
and he shall destroy thy strong holds.
JER 48:19 O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him
that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
JER 48:20 Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell
ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
JER 48:21 And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and
upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
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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: away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and
from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I
will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried
away captive.
JER 29:15 Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in
Babylon;
JER 29:16 Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon
the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city,
and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
JER 29:17 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them
the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile
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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: SON 4:11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk
are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of
Lebanon.
SON 4:12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a
fountain sealed.
SON 4:13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant
fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
SON 4:14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of
frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
SON 4:15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams
from Lebanon.
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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: Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
EXO 32:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and,
behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
EXO 32:10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against
them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great
nation.
EXO 32:11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth
thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out
of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
EXO 32:12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief
did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume
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