| 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: man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
PHI 3:5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the
tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a
Pharisee;
PHI 3:6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the
righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
PHI 3:7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for
Christ.
PHI 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the
excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have
suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may
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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: LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty
years.
JDG 13:2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the
Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
JDG 13:3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said
unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt
conceive, and bear a son.
JDG 13:4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor
strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
JDG 13:5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor
shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from
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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: hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown
down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I
only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
KI1 19:15 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the
wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king
over Syria:
KI1 19:16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over
Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint
to be prophet in thy room.
KI1 19:17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword
of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu
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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: mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
KI1 15:11 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as
did David his father.
KI1 15:12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed
all the idols that his fathers had made.
KI1 15:13 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being
queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her
idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
KI1 15:14 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's
heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.
KI1 15:15 And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated,
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