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: fretteth against the LORD.
PRO 19:4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his
neighbour.
PRO 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh
lies shall not escape.
PRO 19:6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a
friend to him that giveth gifts.
PRO 19:7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his
friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are
wanting to him.
PRO 19:8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth
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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: deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall
thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away
from thee.
DEU 23:15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is
escaped from his master unto thee:
DEU 23:16 He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which
he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou
shalt not oppress him.
DEU 23:17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a
sodomite of the sons of Israel.
DEU 23:18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a
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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: men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith
the LORD.
AMO 2:12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the
prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
AMO 2:13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is
full of sheaves.
AMO 2:14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the
strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver
himself:
AMO 2:15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is
swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth
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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: KI1 2:31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon
him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which
Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
KI1 2:32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who
fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with
the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of
Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain
of the host of Judah.
KI1 2:33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and
upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed,
and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever
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