Author: Graeme Wilson
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Wyrd
In a simple sense, Wyrd refers to how past actions continually affect and condition the future, but also how the future affects the past. The concept of Wyrd highlights the interconnected nature of all actions and how they influence each other. Wyrd, though related, is not the same as predestination. Unlike predestination, Wyrd allows for…
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William James
William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophy of pragmatism. Notable for his Will to believe doctrine. For further information see the Wikipedia entry William James.
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Will Training (Child Study and Child Training)
The following book chapter is considered to be in the public domain as it was published in the USA prior to 1923. Chapter 16 from Child Study and Child Trainingby William Byron Forbush, George Albert Coe, Charles Foster Kent Copyright 1915 Charles Scribner’s Sons Available for download from: CHAPTER XVI – WILL TRAINING The will…
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Will Parfitt
Will Parfitt trained in Psychosynthesis and has more than thirty years experience of working with personal and spiritual development. He is a registered psychotherapist with the UKCP and leads training courses in England and Europe. He has a private practice in Glastonbury, where he lives, offering psychotherapy, mentoring, coaching and professional supervision. Will is author…
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Will (music group)
Will were a music group that existed briefly in the early 1990s. The project was a collaboration by Rhys Fulber, Chris Peterson, and singer John McRae, with Jeff Stoddard and Michael Balch having some involvement. They released the albums “Pearl of Great Price” in 1991 and the EP “Word, Flesh, Stone” in 1992. A compilation…
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Will (Philosophy)
See also Will (philosophy) – Summary for the key points in each section. From Encyclopædia Britannica 1911. The original author was Henry Herbert Williams. Will in philosophy WILL, in philosophy. The “Problem of Freedom” provides in reality a common title under which are grouped difficulties and questions of varying and divergent interest and character. These…
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Will (Catholic Encyclopedia)
(Latin voluntas, Greek boúlesis, “willing” German Wille, French volonté). This article treats of will in its psychological aspect. The term will as used in Catholic philosophy, may be briefly defined as the faculty of choice; it is classified among the appetites, and is contrasted with those which belong either to the merely sensitive or to…
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Transpersonal Development (book)
Note: Contents and quotes below are from the Crucible edition, and may vary slightly from the new edition Contents Part One – The Study of the Superconscious Part Two – Spiritual Awakening Part Three – Spirituality in Everday Life Appendices Quotes From Chapter 4. Expanding the Consciousness: Conquering and Exploring the Worlds Within From Chapter…
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Trance: from magic to technology
Contents Selected Notes Relating To The Will Chapter 1 – The Magic and Mystery of Trance “Furthermore, many people have abused trance and therefore it has a certain negative reputation — no doubt originally from Mesmer, Svengali and Rasputin. Indeed, for some people, just to mention the word trance gets them nervous. Often, the reason…
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Thelema
The word itself is the English transliteration of the Koine Greek noun θέλημα: “will”, from the verb θέλω: to will, wish, purpose. Early Christian writings use the word to refer to the will of God, the human will, and even the will of God’s opponent, the Devil. Thelema as a philosophy of life, is based…