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: Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother,
that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and
watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
GEN 29:11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
GEN 29:12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and
that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.
GEN 29:13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob
his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed
him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
GEN 29:14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh.
And he abode with him the space of a month.
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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: clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in
peace.
SA2 19:25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet
the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with
me, Mephibosheth?
SA2 19:26 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for
thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and
go to the king; because thy servant is lame.
SA2 19:27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but
my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in
thine eyes.
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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: a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of
the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the
candlestick.
EXO 25:36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it
shall be one beaten work of pure gold.
EXO 25:37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall
light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
EXO 25:38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be
of pure gold.
EXO 25:39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these
vessels.
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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: Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the
residue of the people, saying,
HAG 2:3 Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory?
and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as
nothing?
HAG 2:4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong,
O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people
of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD
of hosts:
HAG 2:5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came
out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
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