| 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: ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.
LEV 2:15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon:
it is a meat offering.
LEV 2:16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the
beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the
frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
LEV 3:1 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he
offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it
without blemish before the LORD.
LEV 3:2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and
kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's
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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: and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
KI1 1:51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king
Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying,
Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant
with the sword.
KI1 1:52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there
shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be
found in him, he shall die.
KI1 1:53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the
altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said
unto him, Go to thine house.
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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: shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
MAT 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what
ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
MAT 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to
kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul
and body in hell.
MAT 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them
shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
MAT 10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
MAT 10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many
sparrows.
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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: LAM 2:19 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches
pour out thine heart like water before the face of the LORD: lift up thy
hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for
hunger in the top of every street.
LAM 2:20 Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this.
Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the
priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
LAM 2:21 The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my
virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them
in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.
LAM 2:22 Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so
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