| 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: Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
NEH 12:42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and
Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud,
with Jezrahiah their overseer.
NEH 12:43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced:
for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the
children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
NEH 12:44 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for
the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the
tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions
of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the
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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: ISA 59:14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth
afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
ISA 59:15 Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh
himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there
was no judgment.
ISA 59:16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was
no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his
righteousness, it sustained him.
ISA 59:17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet
of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for
clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
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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: CH2 20:5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and
Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,
CH2 20:6 And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in
heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in
thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to
withstand thee?
CH2 20:7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of
this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham
thy friend for ever?
CH2 20:8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary
therein for thy name, saying,
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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: PRO 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he
that hateth gifts shall live.
PRO 15:28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth
of the wicked poureth out evil things.
PRO 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of
the righteous.
PRO 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report
maketh the bones fat.
PRO 15:31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the
wise.
PRO 15:32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he
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