| 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: GEN 49:24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were
made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the
shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
GEN 49:25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by
the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of
the womb:
GEN 49:26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the
blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting
hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head
of him that was separate from his brethren.
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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: fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in
Christ before me.
ROM 16:8 Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
ROM 16:9 Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
ROM 16:10 Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of
Aristobulus' household.
ROM 16:11 Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the
household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord.
ROM 16:12 Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute
the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
ROM 16:13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
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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: singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great
things for them.
PSA 126:3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
PSA 126:4 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the
south.
PSA 126:5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
PSA 126:6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall
doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
PSA 127:1 Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that
build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in
vain.
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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: censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors
thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the
temple, were of gold.
CH2 5:1 Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD
was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his
father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the
instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.
CH2 5:2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads
of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto
Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the
city of David, which is Zion.
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