| 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 107:33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings
into dry ground;
PSA 107:34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them
that dwell therein.
PSA 107:35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry
ground into watersprings.
PSA 107:36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may
prepare a city for habitation;
PSA 107:37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield
fruits of increase.
PSA 107:38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;
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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: unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?
EST 3:4 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he
hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's
matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
EST 3:5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him
reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
EST 3:6 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they
had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy
all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even
the people of Mordecai.
EST 3:7 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth
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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: fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto
Christ are fourteen generations.
MAT 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his
mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was
found with child of the Holy Ghost.
MAT 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to
make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
MAT 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the
LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David,
fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in
her is of the Holy Ghost.
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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: all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they
chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword,
until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and
smote it with the edge of the sword.
JOS 8:25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and
women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
JOS 8:26 For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out
the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
JOS 8:27 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a
prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he
commanded Joshua.
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