| 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 50:5 My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which
I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me.
Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will
come again.
GEN 50:6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he
made thee swear.
GEN 50:7 And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up
all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders
of the land of Egypt,
GEN 50:8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his
father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their
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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: the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the
golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
DAN 3:8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused
the Jews.
DAN 3:9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live
for ever.
DAN 3:10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall
hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and
dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the
golden image:
DAN 3:11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be
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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: neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.
JOS 9:17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their
cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah,
and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
JOS 9:18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes
of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And
all the congregation murmured against the princes.
JOS 9:19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have
sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not
touch them.
JOS 9:20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest
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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: cities.
JOS 21:36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and
Jahazah with her suburbs,
JOS 21:37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs;
four cities.
JOS 21:38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her
suburbs,
JOS 21:39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities
in all.
JOS 21:40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their
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