| 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: SA1 22:17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him,
Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD: because their hand also is with
David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me.
But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon
the priests of the LORD.
SA1 22:18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the
priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and
slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
SA1 22:19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of
the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and
asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
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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 Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
SA1 16:11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he
said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the
sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not
sit down till he come hither.
SA1 16:12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal
of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said,
Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
SA1 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the
midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from
that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
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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: heathen in derision.
PSA 59:9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my
defence.
PSA 59:10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my
desire upon mine enemies.
PSA 59:11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy
power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
PSA 59:12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let
them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they
speak.
PSA 59:13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be:
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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: GEN 11:7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that
they may not understand one another's speech.
GEN 11:8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of
all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
GEN 11:9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did
there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the
LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
GEN 11:10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years
old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
GEN 11:11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years,
and begat sons and daughters.
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