| 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: EST 9:23 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as
Mordecai had written unto them;
EST 9:24 Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of
all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast
Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
EST 9:25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters
that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return
upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the
gallows.
EST 9:26 Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur.
Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had
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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: forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the
people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
NEH 5:16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought
we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
NEH 5:17 Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the
Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen
that are about us.
NEH 5:18 Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six
choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days
store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of
the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
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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: SA1 3:4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
SA1 3:5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me.
And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
SA1 3:6 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and
went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he
answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
SA1 3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of
the LORD yet revealed unto him.
SA1 3:8 And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose
and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli
perceived that the LORD had called the child.
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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: to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as
thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
KI1 22:5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray
thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
KI1 22:6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about
four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to
battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the LORD shall
deliver it into the hand of the king.
KI1 22:7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD
besides, that we might enquire of him?
KI1 22:8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one
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