| 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: Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of
Naphtali.
KI1 15:21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left
off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
KI1 15:22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none
was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber
thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba
of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
KI1 15:23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all
that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time
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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: again.
SA1 4:6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they
said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the
Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the
camp.
SA1 4:7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come
into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such
a thing heretofore.
SA1 4:8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these
mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the
plagues in the wilderness.
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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: art a fair woman to look upon:
GEN 12:12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see
thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but
they will save thee alive.
GEN 12:13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well
with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
GEN 12:14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt,
the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
GEN 12:15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before
Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
GEN 12:16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep,
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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: SON 7:11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge
in the villages.
SON 7:12 Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine
flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud
forth: there will I give thee my loves.
SON 7:13 The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of
pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my
beloved.
SON 8:1 O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my
mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I
should not be despised.
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