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: angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with
thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he
lied unto him.
KI1 13:19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and
drank water.
KI1 13:20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word
of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:
KI1 13:21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah,
saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth
of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God
commanded thee,
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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: EXO 23:19 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring
into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his
mother's milk.
EXO 23:20 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way,
and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
EXO 23:21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he
will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
EXO 23:22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I
speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto
thine adversaries.
EXO 23:23 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto
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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: tempt ye me?
LUK 20:24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They
answered and said, Caesar's.
LUK 20:25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the
things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.
LUK 20:26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people:
and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
LUK 20:27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that
there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
LUK 20:28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother
die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should
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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: the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
NEH 5:19 Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have
done for this people.
NEH 6:1 Now it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the
Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall,
and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had
not set up the doors upon the gates;)
NEH 6:2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us
meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they
thought to do me mischief.
NEH 6:3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great
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