| 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: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of
the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They
have their reward.
MAT 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when
thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy
Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
MAT 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
MAT 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth
what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
MAT 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art 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: virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
LAM 1:19 I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and
mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat
to relieve their souls.
LAM 1:20 Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled;
mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad
the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
LAM 1:21 They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all
mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done
it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be
like unto me.
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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: JOS 24:12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from
before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword,
nor with thy bow.
JOS 24:13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and
cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and
oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
JOS 24:14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and
in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other
side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
JOS 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you
this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served
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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 46:14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
GEN 46:15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in
Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his
daughters were thirty and three.
GEN 46:16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon,
Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
GEN 46:17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and
Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and
Malchiel.
GEN 46:18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his
daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
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