| 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: us hear likewise what he saith.
SA2 17:6 And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him,
saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his
saying? if not; speak thou.
SA2 17:7 And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath
given is not good at this time.
SA2 17:8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that
they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed
of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not
lodge with the people.
SA2 17:9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and
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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: forsaken thy commandments,
EZR 9:11 Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets,
saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land
with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations,
which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
EZR 9:12 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither
take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their
wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land,
and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
EZR 9:13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for
our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than
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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: bondmen and bondmaids.
LEV 25:45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn
among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with
you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.
LEV 25:46 And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children
after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen
for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not
rule one over another with rigour.
LEV 25:47 And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy
brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the
stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:
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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: sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of
Babylon:
JER 27:10 For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your
land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
JER 27:11 But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the
king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their
own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
JER 27:12 I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these
words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon,
and serve him and his people, and live.
JER 27:13 Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the
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