A collection of exercises for developing and strengthening the Will has been posted on Scribd.com. The editor has chosen to name the collection Thelema Exercises, which will likely cause confusion with Thelema, the religion founded by Aleister Crowley. However, the Will is a central theme in the religion of Thelema, so Thelemites may find the exercises of interest to them also.
The choice of the world Thelema is at least partially useful, as will English is confusing with more than one meaning. Thelema, from Greek θέλημα, was historically used to for the “appetitive will”, which fits with the likes of E. Boyd Barrett’s use of the term will, and early Christian writings sometimes used the word to refer to the will of God and the human will.
The current version listed on this text is 0.2 and the release date was 4 December 2009, suggesting that there will be future updates to this volume in the future.
The current list of exercises includes:
- The Value of the Will (by Will Parfitt)
- Awakening the Will, Disciplining the Will, Taking Control, Conquering Worry, & Willful Control (by Harry Palmer of Avatar)
- Developing Strength of Will, & Exercises of the Will in Daily Life (by Roberto Assagioli)
- Useless Exercises (by William James)
- Useless Exercises (by Boyd Barret)
- Saying Will (A Thelemic practice)
- Cultivation of Will (from the Magical Path website)
- Cultivación de la voluntad (Spanish language, from the Sendero Magico website)
- Irresistible force versus immovable object (from the Will Project website)
- Training The Will (by Life Positive)
- Developing Will Power and Self Discipline (by Remez Sasson)
- Will Exercises The Work (by Gurdjieff)
The appendices include:
- The Will (entry from the Magick Wiki website)
- The Magical Will (by Jacob Pernety)
- Will, Imagination, & Will & Imagination (from the Learn Magick website)
This is a worthwhile download, and the exercises contained within offer a good start in learning to awaken and strengthen the Will.
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