| 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: ECC 10:4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy
place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
ECC 10:5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error
which proceedeth from the ruler:
ECC 10:6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
ECC 10:7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as
servants upon the earth.
ECC 10:8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh
an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
ECC 10:9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that
cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
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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: and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor
their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this
place with the blood of innocents;
JER 19:5 They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their
sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor
spake it, neither came it into my mind:
JER 19:6 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this
place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of
Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.
JER 19:7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in
this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their
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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: ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of
Israel:
CH1 16:5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and
Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a
sound with cymbals;
CH1 16:6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets
continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
CH1 16:7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the
LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
CH1 16:8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his
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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: hath burned.
JER 36:29 And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the
LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein,
saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land,
and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?
JER 36:30 Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He
shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall
be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.
JER 36:31 And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their
iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have
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