With the exception of the Christ no more interesting personage appears upon the early stages of Western history. Apollonius of Tyana had the myth and ambiance about him equal to Pythagoras and perhaps even approaching the level the other Jewish sage - Jesus of Nazareth. The reason Apollonius is important is because he is not as much talked about and discussed. He remained much of a mystery. He never managed to become a "son of God" or get crucified. He is not the subject of countless of movies and musicals and around Christmas time his name is not a household word. Exactly for this reason he is talked about for his message as a philosopher and not trivialized and commercialized to ad naseum. Apollonius remained a mystery man for his abilities and power to transcend much of the material world and to reach God's Consciousness. Apollonius was of course; attacked later much the same way the author and his theosophical Society was attacked and called a charlatan. Read this book and decide yourself. Table of Contents SECTION I. INTRODUCTORY SECTION II. THE RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE FIRST CENTURY SECTION III. INDIA AND GREECE SECTION IV. THE APOLLONIUS OF EARLY OPINION SECTION V. TEXTS, TRANSLATIONS, AND LITERATURE SECTION VI. THE BIOGRAPHER OF APOLLONIUS SECTION VII. EARLY LIFE SECTION VIII. THE TRAVELS OF APOLLONIUS SECTION IX. IN THE SHRINES OF THE TEMPLES AND THE RETREATS OF RELIGION SECTION X. THE GYMNOSOPHISTS OF UPPER EGYPT SECTION XI. APOLLONIUS AND THE RULERS OF THE EMPIRE SECTION XII. APOLLONIUS THE PROPHET AND WONDER-WORKER SECTION XIII. HIS MODE OF LIFE SECTION XIV. HIMSELF AND HIS CIRCLE SECTION XV. FROM HIS SAYINGS AND SERMONS SECTION XVI. FROM HIS LETTERS SECTION XVII. THE WRITINGS OF APOLLONIUS SECTION XVIII. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES