| 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: GEN 49:17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that
biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
GEN 49:18 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
GEN 49:19 Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the
last.
GEN 49:20 Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal
dainties.
GEN 49:21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
GEN 49:22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well;
whose branches run over the wall:
GEN 49:23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, 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: he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
GEN 39:13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his
garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
GEN 39:14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto
them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he
came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
GEN 39:15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice
and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
GEN 39:16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
GEN 39:17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The
Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock
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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: prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
MAT 14:4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
MAT 14:5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the
multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
MAT 14:6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias
danced before them, and pleased Herod.
MAT 14:7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she
would ask.
MAT 14:8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me
here John Baptist's head in a charger.
MAT 14:9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and
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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: two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of
Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
NEH 11:14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty
and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great
men.
NEH 11:15 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of
Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
NEH 11:16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had
the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
NEH 11:17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of
Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and
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