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: the vine do yield their strength.
JOE 2:23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD
your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will
cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter
rain in the first month.
JOE 2:24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall
overflow with wine and oil.
JOE 2:25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath
eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great
army which I sent among you.
JOE 2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the
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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: SA2 17:25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab:
which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that
went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's
mother.
SA2 17:26 So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
SA2 17:27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that
Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir
the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
SA2 17:28 Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and
barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and
parched pulse,
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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: in the utmost coast.
NUM 22:37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto
thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able
indeed to promote thee to honour?
NUM 22:38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I
now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my
mouth, that shall I speak.
NUM 22:39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjathhuzoth.
NUM 22:40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to
the princes that were with him.
NUM 22:41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam,
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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: LEV 3:6 And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the
LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
LEV 3:7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it
before the LORD.
LEV 3:8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and
kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons
shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
LEV 3:9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an
offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole
rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that
covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
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