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: there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the
LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
GEN 11:10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years
old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
GEN 11:11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years,
and begat sons and daughters.
GEN 11:12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
GEN 11:13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and
three years, and begat sons and daughters.
GEN 11:14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
GEN 11:15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three
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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: JER 10:10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an
everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations
shall not be able to abide his indignation.
JER 10:11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the
heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from
under these heavens.
JER 10:12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the
world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his
discretion.
JER 10:13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in
the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the
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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 7:41 The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were
on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two
bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;
KI1 7:42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two
rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the
chapiters that were upon the pillars;
KI1 7:43 And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;
KI1 7:44 And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
KI1 7:45 And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these
vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD,
were of bright brass.
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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: Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on
the other side Jordan!
JOS 7:8 O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs
before their enemies!
JOS 7:9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall
hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the
earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
JOS 7:10 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest
thou thus upon thy face?
JOS 7:11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my
covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the
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