| 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: hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers
have spoiled!
ISA 18:3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth,
see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he
bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.
ISA 18:4 For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will
consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a
cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
ISA 18:5 For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour
grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with
pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.
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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: oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's:
ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may
cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
EZE 44:31 The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of
itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
EZE 45:1 Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for
inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion
of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand
reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all
the borders thereof round about.
EZE 45:2 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in
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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: JDG 21:4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early,
and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace
offerings.
JDG 21:5 And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the
tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD?
For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the
LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
JDG 21:6 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their
brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
JDG 21:7 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have
sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
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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: GEN 37:34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins,
and mourned for his son many days.
GEN 37:35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort
him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down
into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
GEN 37:36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an
officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
GEN 38:1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from
his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was
Hirah.
GEN 38:2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose
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