Today's Bibliomancy for Nick Cave

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:

according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.

LEV 27:28 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.

LEV 27:29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.

LEV 27:30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD's: it is holy unto the

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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:

ACT 13:21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

ACT 13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

ACT 13:23 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

ACT 13:24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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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:

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MAR 4:39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

MAR 4:40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

MAR 4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

MAR 5:1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

MAR 5:2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

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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:

ECC 10:11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

ECC 10:12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

ECC 10:13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

ECC 10:14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

ECC 10:15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

ECC 10:16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy

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