| 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: green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it
be grown up.
ISA 37:28 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in,
and thy rage against me.
ISA 37:29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into
mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in
thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
ISA 37:30 And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year
such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of
the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards,
and eat the fruit thereof.
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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: NUM 24:1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel,
he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his
face toward the wilderness.
NUM 24:2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in
his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon
him.
NUM 24:3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor
hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
NUM 24:4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the
vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
NUM 24:5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O
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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: saith the LORD.
ISA 54:2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the
curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and
strengthen thy stakes;
ISA 54:3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left;
and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to
be inhabited.
ISA 54:4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou
confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget
the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy
widowhood any more.
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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: none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
ISA 34:11 But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl
also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it
the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
ISA 34:12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none
shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
ISA 34:13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles
in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and
a court for owls.
ISA 34:14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild
beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech
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