| 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: JOS 9:18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes
of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And
all the congregation murmured against the princes.
JOS 9:19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have
sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not
touch them.
JOS 9:20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest
wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
JOS 9:21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be
hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the
princes had promised them.
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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: assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall
be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
JER 6:12 And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their
fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the
inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.
JER 6:13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them
every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the
priest every one dealeth falsely.
JER 6:14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people
slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JER 6:15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay,
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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: David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the
Philistines: and David waxed faint.
SA2 21:16 And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the
weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight,
he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
SA2 21:17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the
Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him,
saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench
not the light of Israel.
SA2 21:18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle
with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph,
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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: another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,
JER 51:32 And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have
burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
JER 51:33 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The
daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her:
yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
JER 51:34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath
crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up
like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast
me out.
JER 51:35 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon,
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