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: DEU 27:11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
DEU 27:12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people,
when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar,
and Joseph, and Benjamin:
DEU 27:13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad,
and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
DEU 27:14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of
Israel with a loud voice,
DEU 27:15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an
abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and
putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say,
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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: in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for
it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.
LEV 13:53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not
spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any
thing of skin;
LEV 13:54 Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing
wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
LEV 13:55 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is
washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the
plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it
is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without.
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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: MAR 7:14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto
them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
MAR 7:15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him
can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they
that defile the man.
MAR 7:16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
MAR 7:17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his
disciples asked him concerning the parable.
MAR 7:18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also?
Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the
man, it cannot defile him;
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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: PSA 68:33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of
old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
PSA 68:34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel,
and his strength is in the clouds.
PSA 68:35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of
Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be
God.
PSA 69:1 Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
PSA 69:2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come
into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
PSA 69:3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail
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