| 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: king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
DAN 1:2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with
part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land
of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the
treasure house of his god.
DAN 1:3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs,
that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the
king's seed, and of the princes;
DAN 1:4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful
in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and
such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they
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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: counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles
as a very little thing.
ISA 40:16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof
sufficient for a burnt offering.
ISA 40:17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted
to him less than nothing, and vanity.
ISA 40:18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye
compare unto him?
ISA 40:19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith
spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
ISA 40:20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth
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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: Gibeon.
JER 41:13 Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with
Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
forces that were with him, then they were glad.
JER 41:14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from
Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
JER 41:15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with
eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
JER 41:16 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of
the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had
recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he
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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: EXO 7:18 And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river
shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the
river.
EXO 7:19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod,
and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams,
upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of
water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood
throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in
vessels of stone.
EXO 7:20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he
lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the
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