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: ISA 1:31 And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a
spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
ISA 2:1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and
Jerusalem.
ISA 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain
of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains,
and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto
it.
ISA 2:3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to
the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will
teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion
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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: to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.
NUM 22:31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel
of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he
bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
NUM 22:32 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou
smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand
thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
NUM 22:33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times:
unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and
saved her alive.
NUM 22:34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned;
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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: heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought
against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.
NUM 21:2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt
indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy
their cities.
NUM 21:3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered
up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and
he called the name of the place Hormah.
NUM 21:4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea,
to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much
discouraged because of the way.
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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: NEH 3:30 After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun
the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the
son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
NEH 3:31 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place
of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad,
and to the going up of the corner.
NEH 3:32 And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate
repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
NEH 4:1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded
the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
NEH 4:2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and
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