| 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: thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove
thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his
commandments, or no.
DEU 8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee
with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that
he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by
every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
DEU 8:4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot
swell, these forty years.
DEU 8:5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man
chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
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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: PSA 59:3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered
against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
PSA 59:4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to
help me, and behold.
PSA 59:5 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake
to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors.
Selah.
PSA 59:6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go
round about the city.
PSA 59:7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their
lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
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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: God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of
Israel.
PSA 68:9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst
confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
PSA 68:10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast
prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
PSA 68:11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that
published it.
PSA 68:12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home
divided the spoil.
PSA 68:13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the
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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: NUM 31:19 And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath
killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both
yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
NUM 31:20 And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins,
and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.
NUM 31:21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to
the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded
Moses;
NUM 31:22 Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin,
and the lead,
NUM 31:23 Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go
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