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: firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.
NUM 18:16 And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou
redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
NUM 18:17 But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or
the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou
shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for
an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
NUM 18:18 And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and
as the right shoulder are thine.
NUM 18:19 All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the
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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: ACT 25:7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem
stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul,
which they could not prove.
ACT 25:8 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the
Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I
offended any thing at all.
ACT 25:9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul,
and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these
things before me?
ACT 25:10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I
ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well
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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: have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
KI1 8:48 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all
their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive,
and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their
fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have
built for thy name:
KI1 8:49 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven
thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
KI1 8:50 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all
their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and
give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may
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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: cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one
wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
KI1 6:25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were
of one measure and one size.
KI1 6:26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of
the other cherub.
KI1 6:27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they
stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one
touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other
wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
KI1 6:28 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
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