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: SA2 20:14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and
to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together,
and went also after him.
SA2 20:15 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and
they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and
all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
SA2 20:16 Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I
pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
SA2 20:17 And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou
Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words
of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
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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: KI1 3:1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took
Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had
made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and
the wall of Jerusalem round about.
KI1 3:2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no
house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.
KI1 3:3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David
his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
KI1 3:4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was
the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon
that altar.
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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: and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.
LEV 8:28 And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on
the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet
savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
LEV 8:29 And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering
before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part; as
the LORD commanded Moses.
LEV 8:30 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which
was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments,
and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him; and sanctified
Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with 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: CH1 21:10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee
three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
CH1 21:11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD,
Choose thee
CH1 21:12 Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed
before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee;
or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the
land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of
Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to
him that sent me.
CH1 21:13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall
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