| 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: is shut up shall be unclean until the even.
LEV 14:47 And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he
that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
LEV 14:48 And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and,
behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was
plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the
plague is healed.
LEV 14:49 And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar
wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
LEV 14:50 And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel
over running water:
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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: JOB 30:9 And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
JOB 30:10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit
in my face.
JOB 30:11 Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have
also let loose the bridle before me.
JOB 30:12 Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet,
and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.
JOB 30:13 They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no
helper.
JOB 30:14 They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the
desolation they rolled themselves upon me.
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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: Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people
from every quarter:
GEN 19:5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men
which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may
know them.
GEN 19:6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door
after him,
GEN 19:7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
GEN 19:8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let
me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in
your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under
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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: GEN 49:18 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
GEN 49:19 Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the
last.
GEN 49:20 Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal
dainties.
GEN 49:21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
GEN 49:22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well;
whose branches run over the wall:
GEN 49:23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and
hated him:
GEN 49:24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were
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