| 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: wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
NEH 13:31 And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the
firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good. EST 1:1 Now it came to
pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from
India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty
provinces:)
EST 1:2 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne
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:
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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: JDG 3:6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their
daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
JDG 3:7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD,
and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
JDG 3:8 Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he
sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and
the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.
JDG 3:9 And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD
raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them,
even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
JDG 3:10 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged
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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: none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
KI1 10:22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of
Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold,
and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
KI1 10:23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for
riches and for wisdom.
KI1 10:24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom,
which God had put in his heart.
KI1 10:25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver,
and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and
mules, a rate year by year.
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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: sheep,
NUM 31:44 And thirty and six thousand beeves,
NUM 31:45 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
NUM 31:46 And sixteen thousand persons;)
NUM 31:47 Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion
of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites,
which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD
commanded Moses.
NUM 31:48 And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the
captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
NUM 31:49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of
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