Thank you for checking out this book by Theophania Publishing. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you soon. We have thousands of titles available, and we invite you to search for us by name, contact us via our website, or download our most recent catalogues. APOLLONIUS OF TYANA THE PHILOSOPHER-REFORMER OF THE FIRST CENTURY, A.D.; A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE ONLY EXISTING RECORD OF HIS LIFE, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE WAR OF OPINION CONCERNING HIM, AND AN INTRODUCTION ON THE RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS AND BROTHERHOODS OF THE TIMES AND THE POSSIBLE INFLUENCE OF INDIAN THOUGHT ON...

"Apollonius of Tyana" from George Robert Stowe Mead. English author, editor, translator, and an influential member of the Theosophical Society (1863-1933).

"Simon Magus" from George Robert Stowe Mead. English author, editor, translator, and an influential member of the Theosophical Society (1863-1933).

"The Gnostic Crucifixion" from George Robert Stowe Mead. English author, editor, translator, and an influential member of the Theosophical Society (1863-1933).

The text as part of the Gnostic Bible proclaims that Jesus remained on earth after the resurrection for 11 years, and was able in this time to teach his disciples up to the first (i. e. beginner) level of the mystery. It starts with an allegory paralleling the death and resurrection of Jesus, and describing the descent and ascent of the soul. It then proceeds to describe important figures within the Gnostic cosmology, and then finally lists 32 carnal desires to overcome before salvation is possible. The female divinity of Gnosticism is Sophia, a being with many aspects and names. She is...