| 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: ROM 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
ROM 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image
made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and
creeping things.
ROM 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the
lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between
themselves:
ROM 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and
served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever.
Amen.
ROM 1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even
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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: fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they
said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and
among the Manassites.
JDG 12:5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the
Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were
escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art
thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
JDG 12:6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said
Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took
him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time
of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
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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: dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then
shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.
JDG 6:38 And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust
the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full
of water.
JDG 6:39 And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against
me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this
once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon
all the ground let there be dew.
JDG 6:40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece
only, and there was dew on all the ground.
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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: SA2 8:8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king
David took exceeding much brass.
SA2 8:9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the
host of Hadadezer,
SA2 8:10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him,
and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten
him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels
of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
SA2 8:11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the
silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
SA2 8:12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of
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