| 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: his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.
ZEC 4:1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as
a man that is wakened out of his sleep.
ZEC 4:2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked,
and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it,
and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which
are upon the top thereof:
ZEC 4:3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl,
and the other upon the left side thereof.
ZEC 4:4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me,
saying, What are these, my lord?
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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: a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
LUK 6:44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do
not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
LUK 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth
forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of
his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the
heart his mouth speaketh.
LUK 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I
say?
LUK 6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth
them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
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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: EZR 4:8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter
against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
EZR 4:9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and
the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the
Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the
Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
EZR 4:10 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper
brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on
this side the river, and at such a time.
EZR 4:11 This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even
unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river,
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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: JOB 22:16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was
overflown with a flood:
JOB 22:17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the
Almighty do for them?
JOB 22:18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel
of the wicked is far from me.
JOB 22:19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh
them to scorn.
JOB 22:20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of
them the fire consumeth.
JOB 22:21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good
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