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: way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into
the way.
NUM 22:24 But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a
wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
NUM 22:25 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust
herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and
he smote her again.
NUM 22:26 And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow
place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
NUM 22:27 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down
under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with
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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: very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
ISA 48:9 For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise
will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
ISA 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have
chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
ISA 48:11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for
how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto
another.
ISA 48:12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am
the first, I also am the last.
ISA 48:13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my
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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: ROM 7:6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein
we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the
oldness of the letter.
ROM 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had
not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law
had said, Thou shalt not covet.
ROM 7:8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all
manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
ROM 7:9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment
came, sin revived, and I died.
ROM 7:10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be
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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: thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
ISA 35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion
with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy
and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
ISA 36:1 Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah,
that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities
of Judah, and took them.
ISA 36:2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to
Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the
conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.
ISA 36:3 Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was
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