| 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: SA2 16:4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that
pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I
may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
SA2 16:5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a
man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son
of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
SA2 16:6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king
David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand
and on his left.
SA2 16:7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou
bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
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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: was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.
EXO 39:10 And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a
sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.
EXO 39:11 And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
EXO 39:12 And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
EXO 39:13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were
inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.
EXO 39:14 And the stones were according to the names of the children of
Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a
signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
EXO 39:15 And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, 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: you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a
sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:
SA1 9:13 As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find
him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not
eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards
they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time
ye shall find him.
SA1 9:14 And they went up into the city: and when they were come into
the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high
place.
SA1 9:15 Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul
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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: his lamps, with the oil for the light,
EXO 35:15 And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil,
and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in
of the tabernacle,
EXO 35:16 The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his
staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,
EXO 35:17 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets,
and the hanging for the door of the court,
EXO 35:18 The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and
their cords,
EXO 35:19 The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the
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