| 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: of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against
Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying,
JER 34:2 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to
Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I
will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall
burn it with fire:
JER 34:3 And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be
taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes
of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and
thou shalt go to Babylon.
JER 34:4 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus
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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: wherein thou hast dwelt.
PSA 74:3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that
the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
PSA 74:4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set
up their ensigns for signs.
PSA 74:5 A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the
thick trees.
PSA 74:6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with
axes and hammers.
PSA 74:7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by
casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
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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: wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
GEN 24:16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither
had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her
pitcher, and came up.
GEN 24:17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray
thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
GEN 24:18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down
her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
GEN 24:19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw
water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
GEN 24:20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and
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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: Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault
in him.
JOH 19:5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the
purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
JOH 19:6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they
cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them,
Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
JOH 19:7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought
to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
JOH 19:8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more
afraid;
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