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: meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they
thought to do me mischief.
NEH 6:3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great
work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I
leave it, and come down to you?
NEH 6:4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I
answered them after the same manner.
NEH 6:5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the
fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
NEH 6:6 Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and
Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause
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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: JOS 8:28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a
desolation unto this day.
JOS 8:29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as
soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his
carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of
the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto
this day.
JOS 8:30 Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in
mount Ebal,
JOS 8:31 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of
Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of
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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: thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns
thereof:
CH1 7:29 And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and
her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her
towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.
CH1 7:30 The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah,
and Serah their sister.
CH1 7:31 And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father
of Birzavith.
CH1 7:32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua
their sister.
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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: SA1 6:13 And they of Bethshemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in
the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced
to see it.
SA1 6:14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and
stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of
the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.
SA1 6:15 And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer
that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the
great stone: and the men of Bethshemesh offered burnt offerings and
sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.
SA1 6:16 And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they
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