| 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: JDG 9:6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house
of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar
that was in Shechem.
JDG 9:7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top
of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto
them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
JDG 9:8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and
they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
JDG 9:9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness,
wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the
trees?
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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: that hate me.
DEU 32:42 I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall
devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives,
from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
DEU 32:43 Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge
the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries,
and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
DEU 32:44 And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the
ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.
DEU 32:45 And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all
Israel:
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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: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
MAT 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his
floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire.
MAT 3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be
baptized of him.
MAT 3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of
thee, and comest thou to me?
MAT 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for
thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
MAT 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of
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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: bowed himself with his face to the earth.
GEN 48:13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward
Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right
hand, and brought them near unto him.
GEN 48:14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon
Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's
head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
GEN 48:15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto
this day,
GEN 48:16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads;
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