One of the difficulties with research into the Will is the varying definitions and ideas, some of which are conflicting. Leland, Barrett, and Assagioli seem to have some very similar ideas and concepts, and what they seem to be talking about is quite subtle, and perhaps quite different than what many writers are talking about.

I appreciate your efforts but am a little puzzeled as to where they might lead. I say this because from the few entries I’ve read on your site, it seems that all this is simply talk about what is basically pretty obvious. But then again I find like you I see the need to investigate the “Will” and see where it can take us, if only to better understand the Truth of the matter.

I loved the bit about the Will and Imagination, and can see how one impacts on the other, and I can vouch that often that what stops me from doing a lot of things, once I have formed the Volition, is the scenarios that play them selves out in my mind’s eye and stop me dead in my tracks.

Like a lot of people I would love if I could “Will” an outcome, but perhaps that is only possible with the co-operation of the”Cosmic” so to speak, and by that I mean every other variable that is required to participate to make it real.

I want to relate a story that I’m sure many can identify with. When I was growing up, I had a passion for my Football Club, and even thought at one stage or another that I could Will them to victory, despite the fact that my only real involment was limited to cheering them on from the grandstands. And yet my Team did perform well when I went to see them play. Now I know that this is something that a lot of people experience and can be thought of as Wishful Thinking, but imagine the type of damage that this type of belief can cause if extended into other areas of life.

I think the big lesson for me was to be able to put things into perspective, and to accept my limitations. In fact there is a really useful book called “The Reality Slap”, by Dr Russ Harris, which address the problem when the “Will” doesn’t live up to expectations, and you have to pick up the pieces that come with Disappointment, dilusion and even dispair.

I hope that you and other people interested in the subject of the “Will” do nail it, but I also hope that you respect the limitations which we all operate under, and don’t fall for the trap of Ask, Believe,Recieve.

Good luck and all the best, I’ll continue to view your site and maybe gain some insights as a result.

Cheers Pasquale