| 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: wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house
of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
JER 10:1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of
Israel:
JER 10:2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be
not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at
them.
JER 10:3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree
out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
JER 10:4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with
nails and with hammers, that it move not.
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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: being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
GEN 24:28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these
things.
GEN 24:29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban
ran out unto the man, unto the well.
GEN 24:30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets
upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his
sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man;
and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
GEN 24:31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore
standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the
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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: JER 22:17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy
covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and
for violence, to do it.
JER 22:18 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of
Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my
brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord!
or, Ah his glory!
JER 22:19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast
forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
JER 22:20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan,
and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
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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: thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought
on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that
ought not to be done.
GEN 20:10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou
hast done this thing?
GEN 20:11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God
is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
GEN 20:12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my
father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
GEN 20:13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my
father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou
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