| 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: and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
SA1 11:3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days'
respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and
then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
SA1 11:4 Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the
tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their
voices, and wept.
SA1 11:5 And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and
Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the
tidings of the men of Jabesh.
SA1 11:6 And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those
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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: ISA 49:13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into
singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will
have mercy upon his afflicted.
ISA 49:14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath
forgotten me.
ISA 49:15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not
have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I
not forget thee.
ISA 49:16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy
walls are continually before me.
ISA 49:17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that
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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: redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
ISA 63:17 O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and
hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the
tribes of thine inheritance.
ISA 63:18 The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little
while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
ISA 63:19 We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not
called by thy name.
ISA 64:1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest
come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
ISA 64:2 As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters
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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: that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or
near;
KI1 8:47 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they
were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in
the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and
have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
KI1 8:48 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all
their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive,
and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their
fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have
built for thy name:
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