| 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: shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the
king after him?
KI1 1:28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she
came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
KI1 1:29 And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath
redeemed my soul out of all distress,
KI1 1:30 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my
throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
KI1 1:31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did
reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
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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: valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
KI1 1:43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord
king David hath made Solomon king.
KI1 1:44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan
the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and
the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:
KI1 1:45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him
king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the
city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
KI1 1:46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
KI1 1:47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king
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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: fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
LEV 2:10 And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron's
and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made
by fire.
LEV 2:11 No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be
made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any
offering of the LORD made by fire.
LEV 2:12 As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them
unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet
savour.
LEV 2:13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with
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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: the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast
decided it.
KI1 20:41 And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the
king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
KI1 20:42 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast
let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction,
therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
KI1 20:43 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and
displeased, and came to Samaria.
KI1 21:1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the
Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of
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