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: brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and
hills;
DEU 8:8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and
pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
DEU 8:9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou
shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of
whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
DEU 8:10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the
LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
DEU 8:11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping
his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command
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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: the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
CH1 2:55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the
Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites
that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
CH1 3:1 Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in
Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second
Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
CH1 3:2 The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai
king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
CH1 3:3 The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah
his wife.
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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: wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual
things with spiritual.
CO1 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of
God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them,
because they are spiritually discerned.
CO1 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is
judged of no man.
CO1 2:16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct
him? but we have the mind of Christ.
CO1 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual,
but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
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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: full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the
gate.
ISA 22:8 And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look
in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
ISA 22:9 Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they
are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
ISA 22:10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses
have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
ISA 22:11 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of
the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had
respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
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