thewastedgeneration:

Members of Ukrainian feminist group Femen staged protests across Europe as they called for a “topless jihad.” The demonstrations were in support of a young Tunisian activist named Amina Tyler. Last month, Tyler posted naked images of herself online, with the words “I own my body; it’s not the source of anyone’s honor” written on her bare chest. The head of Tunisia’s “Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice,” reportedly called for Tyler to be stoned to death for her putatively obscene actions, lest they lead to an epidemic. Tyler has since gone quiet, leading some to fear for her safety.

YES

Thelema can be followed as a spiritual philosophy(which is what Crowley’s original intentions for it was.), not just a religion.

When you study a discipline in college, you always get to take the, “about your subject” class. Mine was Comparative Religion. The funniest thing about it, no one can agree on what exactly a religion is. It is about symbols? Is Buddhism a religion? Does it need to have gods? Codes of conduct? Religions seem to share a lot of traits with political ideologies and so-called spiritual philosophy. I’ve had this argument with Thelemites before, trying to convince me it’s not a religion. I’m not sure myself. 

luxoccultapress:

Philosophia Naturalis

The ‘Philosophia Naturalis’ from the work of Albertus Magnus (Basel, 1560).
The Anthropos and the four elements are central in a black (moon) and white (sun) cosmos framed in the four sources of knowledge. The sources are symbolised as a balance (holy authority), compass (ratio), art/beauty (human authority) and ruler/rectangle (senses).