| 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: AMO 6:7 Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go
captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be
removed.
AMO 6:8 The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of
hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore
will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
AMO 6:9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one
house, that they shall die.
AMO 6:10 And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him,
to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is
by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say,
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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: Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall,
and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had
not set up the doors upon the gates;)
NEH 6:2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us
meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they
thought to do me mischief.
NEH 6:3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great
work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I
leave it, and come down to you?
NEH 6:4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I
answered them after the same manner.
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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: two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
GEN 32:23 And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over
that he had.
GEN 32:24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him
until the breaking of the day.
GEN 32:25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched
the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of
joint, as he wrestled with him.
GEN 32:26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I
will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
GEN 32:27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
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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: unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with
the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
PSA 65:5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God
of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth,
and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
PSA 65:6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded
with power:
PSA 65:7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their
waves, and the tumult of the people.
PSA 65:8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy
tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
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