| 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: cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of
musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but
if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a
burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of
my hands?
DAN 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the
king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this
matter.
DAN 3:17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from
the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O
king.
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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: GEN 24:55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide
with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
GEN 24:56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath
prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
GEN 24:57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her
mouth.
GEN 24:58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with
this man? And she said, I will go.
GEN 24:59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and
Abraham's servant, and his men.
GEN 24:60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our
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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: us hear likewise what he saith.
SA2 17:6 And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him,
saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his
saying? if not; speak thou.
SA2 17:7 And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath
given is not good at this time.
SA2 17:8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that
they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed
of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not
lodge with the people.
SA2 17:9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and
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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: excelleth darkness.
ECC 2:14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in
darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them
all.
ECC 2:15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it
happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my
heart, that this also is vanity.
ECC 2:16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool
for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be
forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
ECC 2:17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under
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