| 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: chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers
that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and
went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every
course were twenty and four thousand.
CH1 27:2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the
son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
CH1 27:3 Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of
the host for the first month.
CH1 27:4 And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite,
and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise
were twenty and four thousand.
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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: GEN 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.
And the evening and the morning were the first day.
GEN 1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the
waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
GEN 1:7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were
under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and
it was so.
GEN 1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the
morning were the second day.
GEN 1:9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered
together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
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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 45:24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said
unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
GEN 45:25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of
Canaan unto Jacob their father,
GEN 45:26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor
over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed
them not.
GEN 45:27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said
unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry
him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
GEN 45:28 And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I
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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: glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious
stones, and marble stones in abundance.
CH1 29:3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my
God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have
given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared
for the holy house.
CH1 29:4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and
seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the
houses withal:
CH1 29:5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of
silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of
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