The Will Project

Author: Graeme Wilson

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I’ve studied Psychosynthesis for over 20 years, more recently completing a Psychosynthesis life coaching course. I also study Stoicism, particularly the teachings of Epictetus. I started the Will Project website to help facilitate the continuation of the Will Project.

  • Relationship of the Will with the Other Psychological Functions

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    Sensory-Motor – Impulses – Drives and Desire – Emotions and Feelings – Imagination – Thought – Intuition Co-creative Group Suggestions The following is based on work carried out by the co-creative group on the Will Project during the International Congress of Psychosynthesis in Canada from 11 to 15 September 1998. Initially this is provided to…

  • Stages of the Volitional Act

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    The following is from The Act of Will, Chapter 11, pages 135-139 The act of will consists of six sequential phases or stages. They are: The Purpose, Aim, or Goal, based on Evaluation, Motivation, and Intention Deliberation Choice and Decision Affirmation: the Command, or “Fiat,” of the Will Planning and Working Out a Program Direction…

  • Qualities of the Will

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    Energy – Dynamic Power – Intensity The following is from The Act of Will, Chapter 3, pages 20-22 This quality is naturally the natural outstanding characteristic of the strong will. This quality, taken by itself, can have harmful and even disastrous effects on both the willer himself and on the targets of his “”willful” actions.…

  • Nature and Aspects of the Will

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    Strong Will The following is from The Act of Will, Chapter 4, page 35 … , the strong will is in a sense the most basic as well as the most familiar aspect of the will. As with other functions, the strength of the will can be developed and increased through practice and exercise. Skillful…

  • The Will in Modern Psychology

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    In modern psychology, the theory of the Will is pragmatic. The Will is not regarded as a separate psychic faculty; it is considered to be a quality or aspect of behaviour. The Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia summarised the act of will in four points: the fixing of attention on relatively distant goals and relatively abstract…

  • History of the Will

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    History of the Theories, Beliefs, and Doctrines on the Will For groups or individual’s theories on the will, please see the category . The following is based on work carried out by the co-creative group on the Will Project during the International Congress of Psychosynthesis in Canada from 11 to 15 September 1998. Initially this…