| 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: the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and
come away.
SON 2:14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret
places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice;
for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
SON 2:15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for
our vines have tender grapes.
SON 2:16 My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
SON 2:17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my
beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of
Bether.
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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: JON 1:15 So they look up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and
the sea ceased from her raging.
JON 1:16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a
sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
JON 1:17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.
And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
JON 2:1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's
belly,
JON 2:2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD,
and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my
voice.
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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: Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and
Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and
Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
CH1 15:19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to
sound with cymbals of brass;
CH1 15:20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
CH1 15:21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom,
and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
CH1 15:22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he
instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
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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: searched but found not the images.
GEN 31:36 And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered
and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast
so hotly pursued after me?
GEN 31:37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found
of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy
brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
GEN 31:38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she
goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not
eaten.
GEN 31:39 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare
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