| 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: JER 46:2 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt,
which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah
king of Judah.
JER 46:3 Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
JER 46:4 Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth
with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
JER 46:5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and
their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not
back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.
JER 46:6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they
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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: SON 4:4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury,
whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
SON 4:5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which
feed among the lilies.
SON 4:6 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me
to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
SON 4:7 Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
SON 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon:
look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the
lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
SON 4:9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast
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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: that I may answer this people?
KI1 12:7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant
unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and
speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
KI1 12:8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had
given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him,
and which stood before him:
KI1 12:9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer
this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy
father did put upon us lighter?
KI1 12:10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him,
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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: city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the
land was quiet ten years.
CH2 14:2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the
LORD his God:
CH2 14:3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high
places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
CH2 14:4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and
to do the law and the commandment.
CH2 14:5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high
places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
CH2 14:6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest,
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