| 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: CH1 15:18 And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah,
Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and
Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and
Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
CH1 15:19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to
sound with cymbals of brass;
CH1 15:20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
CH1 15:21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom,
and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
CH1 15:22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he
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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: LUK 24:40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his
feet.
LUK 24:41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he
said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
LUK 24:42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an
honeycomb.
LUK 24:43 And he took it, and did eat before them.
LUK 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto
you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which
were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the
psalms, concerning me.
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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: EZE 31:6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and
under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their
young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.
EZE 31:7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his
branches: for his root was by great waters.
EZE 31:8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir
trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his
branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his
beauty.
EZE 31:9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that
all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
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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: JER 4:10 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived
this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the
sword reacheth unto the soul.
JER 4:11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem,
A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of
my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
JER 4:12 Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now
also will I give sentence against them.
JER 4:13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be
as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we
are spoiled.
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