| 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: strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way
through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
ISA 28:8 For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there
is no place clean.
ISA 28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to
understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from
the breasts.
ISA 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line
upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
ISA 28:11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to
this people.
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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: nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
LEV 19:29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore;
lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
LEV 19:30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am
the LORD.
LEV 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek
after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
LEV 19:32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face
of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
LEV 19:33 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall
not vex him.
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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: brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the
Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on
the other side Jordan!
JOS 7:8 O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs
before their enemies!
JOS 7:9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall
hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the
earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
JOS 7:10 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest
thou thus upon thy face?
JOS 7:11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my
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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: their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
PSA 79:13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee
thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
PSA 80:1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like
a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
PSA 80:2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength,
and come and save us.
PSA 80:3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we
shall be saved.
PSA 80:4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the
prayer of thy people?
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