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: and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine
husband:
NUM 5:21 Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of
cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a
curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to
rot, and thy belly to swell;
NUM 5:22 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy
bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman
shall say, Amen, amen.
NUM 5:23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he
shall blot them out with the bitter water:
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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: of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
JER 21:2 Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal
with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
JER 21:3 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
JER 21:4 Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back
the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against
the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you
without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.
JER 21:5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand
and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
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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: praise of God.
CO1 4:6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to
myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to
think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed
up for one against another.
CO1 4:7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou
that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou
glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
CO1 4:8 Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings
without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign
with you.
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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: came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto
him.
GEN 41:51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For
God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's
house.
GEN 41:52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath
caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
GEN 41:53 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of
Egypt, were ended.
GEN 41:54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as
Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of
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