The Unexpected Cosmology

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs | TESTAMENT OF ASHER (Truth & Faith) - TESTAMENT OF ASHER The Tenth Son of Jacob and Zilpah. CHAPTER 1 Asher, the tenth son of Jacob and Zilpah. An explanation of dual personality. The first Jekyll and Hyde story. For a statement of the Law of Compensation that Emerson would have enjoyed, see Verse 27. THE COPY OF THE TESTAMENT OF ASHER, what […]

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs | TESTAMENT OF GAD (Spirit of Hatred) - TESTAMENT OF GAD The Ninth Son of Jacob and Zilpah. CHAPTER 1 Gad, the ninth son of Jacob and Zilpah. Shepherd and strong man but a murderer at heart. Verse 25 is a notable definition of hatred. THE COPY OF THE TESTAMENT OF GAD, what things he spake unto his sons, in the hundred and […]

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs | TESTAMENT OF DAN (Spirit of Anger) - TESTAMENT OF DAN The Seventh Son of Jacob and Bilhah. CHAPTER 1 The seventh son of Jacob and Bilhah. The jealous one. He counsels against anger saying that “it giveth peculiar vision.” This is a notable thesis on anger. THE COPY OF THE WORDS OF DAN, which he spake to his sons in his last […]

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs | TESTAMENT OF ISSACHAR (Asceticism) - TESTAMENT OF ISSACHAR The Fifth Son of Jacob and Leah. CHAPTER 1 Issachar, the fifth son of Jacob and Leah. The sinless child of hire for mandrakes. He appeals for simplicity. THE COPY OF THE WORDS OF ISSACHAR. 2 For he called his sons and said to them: Hearken, my children, to Issachar your father; […]

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs | TESTAMENT OF LEVI (Spirit of Idolatry) - TESTAMENT OF LEVI The Third Son of Jacob and Leah. CHAPTER 1 Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. A mystic and dreamer of dreams, a prophet. THE COPY OF THE WORDS OF LEVI, the things which he ordained unto his sons, according to all that they should do, and what things should befall […]

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs | TESTAMENT OF SIMEON (Spirit of Envy) - TESTAMENT OF SIMEON The Second Son of Jacob and Leah. CHAPTER 1 Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah. The strong man. He becomes jealous of Joseph and is an instigator of the plot against Joseph. THE COPY OF THE WORDS OF SIMEON, the things which he spake to his sons before he died, […]

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs | TESTAMENT OF REUBEN (Spirit of Lust) - TESTAMENT OF REUBEN The First-Born Son of Jacob and Leah. CHAPTER 1 Reuben, the first-born son of Jacob and Leah. The man of experience counsels against fornication and points out the ways in. which men are most apt to fall into error. THE COPY OF THE TESTAMENT OF REUBEN, even the commands which he gave […]