| 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: manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins
apiece.
JOH 2:7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they
filled them up to the brim.
JOH 2:8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the
governor of the feast. And they bare it.
JOH 2:9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made
wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water
knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
JOH 2:10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth
good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but
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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: NEH 6:7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at
Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be
reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and
let us take counsel together.
NEH 6:8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as
thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
NEH 6:9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be
weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God,
strengthen my hands.
NEH 6:10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah
the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet
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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: of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
CH2 10:16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto
them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in
David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to
your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all
Israel went to their tents.
CH2 10:17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of
Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
CH2 10:18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute;
and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But
king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to
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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: deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after
the gods of Edom.
CH2 25:21 So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another
in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which
belongeth to Judah.
CH2 25:22 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled
every man to his tent.
CH2 25:23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the
son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to
Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim
to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
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