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: NUM 21:5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore
have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there
is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this
light bread.
NUM 21:6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they
bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
NUM 21:7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned,
for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the
LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the
people.
NUM 21:8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and
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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: CH1 21:9 And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
CH1 21:10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee
three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
CH1 21:11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD,
Choose thee
CH1 21:12 Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed
before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee;
or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the
land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of
Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to
him that sent me.
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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: withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any
strength to withstand.
DAN 11:16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own
will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the
glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
DAN 11:17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his
whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall
give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand
on his side, neither be for him.
DAN 11:18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall
take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach
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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: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
NUM 13:30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us
go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
NUM 13:31 But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go
up against the people; for they are stronger than we.
NUM 13:32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had
searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we
have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants
thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great
stature.
NUM 13:33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of
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