| 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: seven fat kine:
GEN 41:21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that
they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the
beginning. So I awoke.
GEN 41:22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one
stalk, full and good:
GEN 41:23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the
east wind, sprung up after them:
GEN 41:24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told
this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
GEN 41:25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one:
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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: ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O
king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said,
The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which
altereth not.
DAN 6:13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel,
which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee,
O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition
three times a day.
DAN 6:14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased
with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he
laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
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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: men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
RTH 2:16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and
leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
RTH 2:17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she
had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
RTH 2:18 And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in
law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her
that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
RTH 2:19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned
to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge
of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and
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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: hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
LUK 5:2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were
gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
LUK 5:3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and
prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat
down, and taught the people out of the ship.
LUK 5:4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out
into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
LUK 5:5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all
the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let
down the net.
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