| 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: men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which
I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
NUM 22:21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and
went with the princes of Moab.
NUM 22:22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of
the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was
riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
NUM 22:23 And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way,
and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the
way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into
the way.
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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: nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was
alienated from her sister.
EZE 23:19 Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance
the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of
Egypt.
EZE 23:20 For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the
flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
EZE 23:21 Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth,
in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth.
EZE 23:22 Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I
will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated,
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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: it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the
wilderness they went to Mattanah:
NUM 21:19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:
NUM 21:20 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of
Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
NUM 21:21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites,
saying,
NUM 21:22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the
fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the
well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy
borders.
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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: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
GEN 43:26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which
was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the
earth.
GEN 43:27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father
well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
GEN 43:28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health,
he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
GEN 43:29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his
mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake
unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
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