| 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: JDG 19:6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them
together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I
pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.
JDG 19:7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged
him: therefore he lodged there again.
JDG 19:8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart;
and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they
tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
JDG 19:9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and
his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him,
Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night:
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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: weak, and not to please ourselves.
ROM 15:2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to
edification.
ROM 15:3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written,
The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
ROM 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for
our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures
might have hope.
ROM 15:5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be
likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
ROM 15:6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the
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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: CH1 29:5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of
silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of
artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day
unto the LORD?
CH1 29:6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of
Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of
the king's work, offered willingly,
CH1 29:7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five
thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand
talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred
thousand talents of iron.
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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: EZE 16:16 And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high
places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like
things shall not come, neither shall it be so.
EZE 16:17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my
silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and
didst commit whoredom with them,
EZE 16:18 And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and
thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.
EZE 16:19 My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and
honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a
sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD.
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