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: saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on
the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
JER 17:25 Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and
princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on
horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever.
JER 17:26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the
places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the
plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt
offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing
sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.
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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: shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your
God.
EXO 16:13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and
covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
EXO 16:14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face
of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar
frost on the ground.
EXO 16:15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to
another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto
them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
EXO 16:16 This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it
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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: priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the
Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
EZR 7:8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the
seventh year of the king.
EZR 7:9 For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up
from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to
Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
EZR 7:10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD,
and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
EZR 7:11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes
gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the
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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: JER 25:21 Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,
JER 25:22 And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and
the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
JER 25:23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost
corners,
JER 25:24 And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled
people that dwell in the desert,
JER 25:25 And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and
all the kings of the Medes,
JER 25:26 And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with
another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of
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