| 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: SA1 15:20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of
the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought
Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
SA1 15:21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief
of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice
unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.
SA1 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt
offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold,
to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
SA1 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness
is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of 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: poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
ECC 9:17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of
him that ruleth among fools.
ECC 9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner
destroyeth much good.
ECC 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth
a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for
wisdom and honour.
ECC 10:2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at
his left.
ECC 10:3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his
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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: GEN 23:5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
GEN 23:6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the
choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from
thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
GEN 23:7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the
land, even to the children of Heth.
GEN 23:8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I
should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to
Ephron the son of Zohar,
GEN 23:9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath,
which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he
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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: that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will
not go in.
NEH 6:12 And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he
pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired
him.
NEH 6:13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so,
and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they
might reproach me.
NEH 6:14 My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to
these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the
prophets, that would have put me in fear.
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