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: said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the
breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place
Baalperazim.
SA2 5:21 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned
them.
SA2 5:22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves
in the valley of Rephaim.
SA2 5:23 And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not
go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against
the mulberry trees.
SA2 5:24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in 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: the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
ISA 24:16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs,
even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe
unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the
treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
ISA 24:17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant
of the earth.
ISA 24:18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise
of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the
midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on
high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
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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: CH2 17:8 And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah,
and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah,
and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and
Jehoram, priests.
CH2 17:9 And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the
LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and
taught the people.
CH2 17:10 And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the
lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against
Jehoshaphat.
CH2 17:11 Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents,
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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: themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.
JDG 7:25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb;
and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the
winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and
Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.
JDG 8:1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us
thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the
Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
JDG 8:2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of
you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the
vintage of Abiezer?
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