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: GEN 14:15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by
night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left
hand of Damascus.
GEN 14:16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his
brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
GEN 14:17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return
from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him,
at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.
GEN 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine:
and he was the priest of the most high God.
GEN 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most
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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: obedience as also saith the law.
CO1 14:35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands
at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
CO1 14:36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you
only?
CO1 14:37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let
him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the
commandments of the Lord.
CO1 14:38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
CO1 14:39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to
speak with tongues.
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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: EXO 27:1 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits
long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the
height thereof shall be three cubits.
EXO 27:2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners
thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with
brass.
EXO 27:3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his
shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the
vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
EXO 27:4 And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and
upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners
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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: Nay; but rather division:
LUK 12:52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided,
three against two, and two against three.
LUK 12:53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son
against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter
against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and
the daughter in law against her mother in law.
LUK 12:54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out
of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
LUK 12:55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be
heat; and it cometh to pass.
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