| 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 Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers,
and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their
fathers.
CH1 24:5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the
governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of
the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
CH1 24:6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the
Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the
priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the
fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken
for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
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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: death than the day of one's birth.
ECC 7:2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the
house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will
lay it to his heart.
ECC 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the
countenance the heart is made better.
ECC 7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the
heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
ECC 7:5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.
ECC 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter
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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: send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool
my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
LUK 16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime
receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he
is comforted, and thou art tormented.
LUK 16:26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf
fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither
can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
LUK 16:27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou
wouldest send him to my father's house:
LUK 16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest
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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: thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy
manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that
is within thy gates:
EXO 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and
all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD
blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
EXO 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long
upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
EXO 20:13 Thou shalt not kill.
EXO 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
EXO 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
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