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: Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my
throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
KI1 1:31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did
reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
KI1 1:32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the
prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
KI1 1:33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of
your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and
bring him down to Gihon:
KI1 1:34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him
there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save
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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: heavens were fled.
JER 4:26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and
all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and
by his fierce anger.
JER 4:27 For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate;
yet will I not make a full end.
JER 4:28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be
black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not
repent, neither will I turn back from it.
JER 4:29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and
bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every
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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: KI1 1:24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah
shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
KI1 1:25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat
cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and
the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat
and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
KI1 1:26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
KI1 1:27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not
shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the
king after 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: his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
SON 5:1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered
my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have
drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink
abundantly, O beloved.
SON 5:2 I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved
that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my
undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops
of the night.
SON 5:3 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my
feet; how shall I defile them?
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