| 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: thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not
clean.
SA1 20:27 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day
of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan
his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither
yesterday, nor to day?
SA1 20:28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me
to go to Bethlehem:
SA1 20:29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a
sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there:
and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray
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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: GEN 5:27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and
nine years: and he died.
GEN 5:28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a
son:
GEN 5:29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort
us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground
which the LORD hath cursed.
GEN 5:30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and
five years, and begat sons and daughters:
GEN 5:31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and
seven years: and he died.
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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: God save the king.
SA2 16:17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy
friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
SA2 16:18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and
this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with
him will I abide.
SA2 16:19 And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the
presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will
I be in thy presence.
SA2 16:20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what
we shall do.
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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: fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is
the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
KI1 6:2 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length
thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits,
and the height thereof thirty cubits.
KI1 6:3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was
the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten
cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
KI1 6:4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
KI1 6:5 And against the wall of the house he built chambers round
about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple
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