| 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: Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and
they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no
water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
JER 38:7 Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which
was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the
dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
JER 38:8 Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to
the king saying,
JER 38:9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they
have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon;
and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is
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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: neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
MAT 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse
you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully
use you, and persecute you;
MAT 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:
for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth
rain on the just and on the unjust.
MAT 5:46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do
not even the publicans the same?
MAT 5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than
others? do not even the publicans so?
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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: on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
EXO 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people:
for all the earth is mine:
EXO 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy
nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of
Israel.
EXO 19:7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and
laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.
EXO 19:8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the
LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people
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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: was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was
vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
SA1 15:10 Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,
SA1 15:11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is
turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments.
And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.
SA1 15:12 And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it
was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up
a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
SA1 15:13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be
thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
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