| 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: EZR 1:8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of
Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince
of Judah.
EZR 1:9 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a
thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
EZR 1:10 Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four
hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
EZR 1:11 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and
four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the
captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.
EZR 2:1 Now these are the children of the province that went up out of
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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: men: and they fled before the men of Ai.
JOS 7:5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for
they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them
in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became
as water.
JOS 7:6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his
face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of
Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
JOS 7:7 And Joshua said, Alas, O LORD God, wherefore hast thou at all
brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the
Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on
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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: KI1 18:18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and
thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the
LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
KI1 18:19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount
Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the
prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
KI1 18:20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered
the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
KI1 18:21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt
ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal,
then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
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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: reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
PSA 50:22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in
pieces, and there be none to deliver.
PSA 50:23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth
his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
PSA 51:1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:
according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my
transgressions.
PSA 51:2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my
sin.
PSA 51:3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before
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