| 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: a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another
branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of
the candlestick.
EXO 37:20 And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his
knops, and his flowers:
EXO 37:21 And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under
two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same,
according to the six branches going out of it.
EXO 37:22 Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it
was one beaten work of pure gold.
EXO 37:23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his
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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: caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years:
therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to
all countries.
EZE 22:5 Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall
mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
EZE 22:6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their
power to shed blood.
EZE 22:7 In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst
of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have
they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
EZE 22:8 Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my
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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: house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
NEH 12:41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah,
Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
NEH 12:42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and
Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud,
with Jezrahiah their overseer.
NEH 12:43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced:
for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the
children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
NEH 12:44 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for
the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the
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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: JOH 10:30 I and my Father are one.
JOH 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
JOH 10:32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from
my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
JOH 10:33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee
not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest
thyself God.
JOH 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said,
Ye are gods?
JOH 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and
the scripture cannot be broken;
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