| 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: of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
EST 1:3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his
princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and
princes of the provinces, being before him:
EST 1:4 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the
honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore
days.
EST 1:5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto
all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great
and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
EST 1:6 Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with
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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: statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come
upon thee, and overtake thee:
DEU 28:16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in
the field.
DEU 28:17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
DEU 28:18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy
land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
DEU 28:19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt
thou be when thou goest out.
DEU 28:20 The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke,
in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be
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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: leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees.
MAT 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he
asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
MAT 16:14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some,
Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
MAT 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
MAT 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the
Son of the living God.
MAT 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon
Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my
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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: and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the
LORD.
EZR 3:6 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer
burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the
LORD was not yet laid.
EZR 3:7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters;
and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre,
to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the
grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
EZR 3:8 Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at
Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,
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