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: vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding
great reward.
GEN 15:2 And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go
childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
GEN 15:3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and,
lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
GEN 15:4 And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This
shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own
bowels shall be thine heir.
GEN 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward
heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said
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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: EXO 37:27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof,
by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for
the staves to bear it withal.
EXO 37:28 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them
with gold.
EXO 37:29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of
sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
EXO 38:1 And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five
cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it
was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
EXO 38:2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; 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: Athlai.
EZR 10:29 And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah,
Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
EZR 10:30 And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah,
Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
EZR 10:31 And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah,
Shemaiah, Shimeon,
EZR 10:32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
EZR 10:33 Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet,
Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
EZR 10:34 Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
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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: SON 8:12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon,
must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
SON 8:13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to
thy voice: cause me to hear it.
SON 8:14 Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a
young hart upon the mountains of spices. ISA 1:1 The vision of Isaiah
the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days
of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
ISA 1:2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath
spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled
against me.
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