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: breath, as fire, shall devour you.
ISA 33:12 And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns
cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
ISA 33:13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are
near, acknowledge my might.
ISA 33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised
the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who
among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
ISA 33:15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that
despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding
of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth
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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: God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
KI1 1:18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king,
thou knowest it not:
KI1 1:19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance,
and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and
Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not
called.
KI1 1:20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon
thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my
lord the king after 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: carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the
sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
JOB 1:18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said,
Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest
brother's house:
JOB 1:19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and
smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and
they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
JOB 1:20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and
fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
JOB 1:21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked
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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: went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of
Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
GEN 11:32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and
Terah died in Haran.
GEN 12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country,
and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I
will shew thee:
GEN 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee,
and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
GEN 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that
curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
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