| 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: SA1 12:16 Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD
will do before your eyes.
SA1 12:17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD,
and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that
your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD,
in asking you a king.
SA1 12:18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and
rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
SA1 12:19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants
unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our
sins this evil, to ask us a king.
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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 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree
from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
LUK 2:2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of
Syria.)
LUK 2:3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
LUK 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of
Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called
Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
LUK 2:5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with
child.
LUK 2:6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were
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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: Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in
haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and
power.
EZR 4:24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at
Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king
of Persia.
EZR 5:1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of
Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the
name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
EZR 5:2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the
son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at
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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: hyssop:
LEV 14:5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed
in an earthen vessel over running water:
LEV 14:6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood,
and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird
in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:
LEV 14:7 And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the
leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the
living bird loose into the open field.
LEV 14:8 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and
shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean:
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