| 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 rest on the other stone, according to their birth.
EXO 28:11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of
a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the
children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
EXO 28:12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the
ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron
shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a
memorial.
EXO 28:13 And thou shalt make ouches of gold;
EXO 28:14 And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work
shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
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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: swine, that we may enter into them.
MAR 5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits
went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a
steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were
choked in the sea.
MAR 5:14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and
in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
MAR 5:15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with
the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right
mind: and they were afraid.
MAR 5:16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was
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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: CH2 21:17 And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried
away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons
also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save
Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
CH2 21:18 And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an
incurable disease.
CH2 21:19 And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end
of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died
of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the
burning of his fathers.
CH2 21:20 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and
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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: of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.
SA1 14:44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt
surely die, Jonathan.
SA1 14:45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath
wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth,
there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath
wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died
not.
SA1 14:46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the
Philistines went to their own place.
SA1 14:47 So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all
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