| 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: stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
ISA 9:11 Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin
against him, and join his enemies together;
ISA 9:12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall
devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned
away, but his hand is stretched out still.
ISA 9:13 For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither
do they seek the LORD of hosts.
ISA 9:14 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail,
branch and rush, in one day.
ISA 9:15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet
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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: ECC 4:6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full
with travail and vexation of spirit.
ECC 4:7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
ECC 4:8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath
neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour;
neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do
I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a
sore travail.
ECC 4:9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for
their labour.
ECC 4:10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to
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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: shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word
proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye
shout.
JOS 6:11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it
once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
JOS 6:12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up
the ark of the LORD.
JOS 6:13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before
the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and
the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of
the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
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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: burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the
land, and the plague was stayed from Israel. KI1 1:1 Now king David
was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he
gat no heat.
KI1 1:2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for
my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and
let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king
may get heat.
KI1 1:3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of
Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
KI1 1:4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and
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