| 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: EZR 4:1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the
children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of
Israel;
EZR 4:2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers,
and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye
do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of
Assur, which brought us up hither.
EZR 4:3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the
fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to
build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto
the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded
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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: shall bear the burden with thee.
EXO 18:23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then
thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their
place in peace.
EXO 18:24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did
all that he had said.
EXO 18:25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them
heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers
of fifties, and rulers of tens.
EXO 18:26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes
they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
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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: Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said,
Comest thou peaceably?
SA1 16:5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD:
sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he
sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
SA1 16:6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on
Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.
SA1 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or
on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD
seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but
the LORD looketh on the heart.
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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: NUM 22:40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to
the princes that were with him.
NUM 22:41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam,
and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might
see the utmost part of the people.
NUM 23:1 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and
prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
NUM 23:2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam
offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
NUM 23:3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I
will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he
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