The trouble with Crowley's perspective is that it's very Freudian. The 'True Will' is hidden away like a little treasure chest in the soil of the subconscious, and your task is to 'find' it.
The thing is, True Will is never once mentioned in Liber Legis. The concept that is mentioned is pure will, which is much more workable. Will in the Thelemic sense is not 'found' all at once, it is refined and constructed throughout your life. The 'true' quality is in the building, not in the being.
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Date: 2003-06-11 05:28 am (UTC)The trouble with Crowley's perspective is that it's very Freudian. The 'True Will' is hidden away like a little treasure chest in the soil of the subconscious, and your task is to 'find' it.
The thing is, True Will is never once mentioned in Liber Legis. The concept that is mentioned is pure will, which is much more workable. Will in the Thelemic sense is not 'found' all at once, it is refined and constructed throughout your life. The 'true' quality is in the building, not in the being.