| 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: trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth
iniquity.
ISA 59:5 They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he
that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out
into a viper.
ISA 59:6 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover
themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the
act of violence is in their hands.
ISA 59:7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent
blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction
are in their paths.
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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: SA1 8:15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your
vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
SA1 8:16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and
your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
SA1 8:17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his
servants.
SA1 8:18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye
shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
SA1 8:19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel;
and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
SA1 8:20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king
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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: KI1 17:12 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake,
but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and,
behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me
and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
KI1 17:13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast
said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and
after make for thee and for thy son.
KI1 17:14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal
shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that
the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
KI1 17:15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and
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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: God?
GEN 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it
unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people
alive.
GEN 50:21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your
little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
GEN 50:22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and
Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.
GEN 50:23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation:
the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon
Joseph's knees.
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