| 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: may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have
chosen me to put my name there.
KI1 11:37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all
that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
KI1 11:38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command
thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to
keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I
will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David,
and will give Israel unto thee.
KI1 11:39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for
ever.
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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: How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
MAR 12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my
Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy
footstool.
MAR 12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he
then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
MAR 12:38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes,
which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the
marketplaces,
MAR 12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost
rooms at feasts:
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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: GEN 42:4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his
brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
GEN 42:5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came:
for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
GEN 42:6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that
sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and
bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
GEN 42:7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made
himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto
them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy
food.
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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: LEV 25:20 And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year?
behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
LEV 25:21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year,
and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.
LEV 25:22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit
until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old
store.
LEV 25:23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine,
for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
LEV 25:24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a
redemption for the land.
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