| 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: PSA 126:2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with
singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great
things for them.
PSA 126:3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
PSA 126:4 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the
south.
PSA 126:5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
PSA 126:6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall
doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
PSA 127:1 Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that
build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in
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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: SON 6:11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the
valley, and to see whether the vine flourished and the pomegranates
budded.
SON 6:12 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of
Amminadib.
SON 6:13 Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look
upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of
two armies.
SON 7:1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the
joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning
workman.
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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: up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no
grass.
JER 14:7 O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it
for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned
against thee.
JER 14:8 O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble,
why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man
that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
JER 14:9 Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that
cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called
by thy name; leave us not.
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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: Nekoda,
NEH 7:51 The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of
Phaseah,
NEH 7:52 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of
Nephishesim,
NEH 7:53 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children
of Harhur,
NEH 7:54 The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children
of Harsha,
NEH 7:55 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children
of Tamah,
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