| 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: yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king
Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)
KI1 12:3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the
congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
KI1 12:4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the
grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us,
lighter, and we will serve thee.
KI1 12:5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come
again to me. And the people departed.
KI1 12:6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood
before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise
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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: PRO 30:1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man
spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
PRO 30:2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the
understanding of a man.
PRO 30:3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
PRO 30:4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath
gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment?
who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and
what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
PRO 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put
their trust in him.
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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: against Baasha, saying,
KI1 16:2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee
prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of
Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger
with their sins;
KI1 16:3 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the
posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
KI1 16:4 Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and
him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.
KI1 16:5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his
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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: then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
DAN 1:11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had
set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
DAN 1:12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them
give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
DAN 1:13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the
countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat:
and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
DAN 1:14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten
days.
DAN 1:15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer
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