I wasn't saying anyone in particular did forbid discussion, but just was making points in general
I think my point was, ok each and everybody could have their own definition of true will, but also one's own choice to adopt an adept's definition should not be regarded as meaningless. I feel it is my point which is totally missed.
Its not about not defining it, its about being clear on what we are defining. Perhaps I am being overly semantical but when the subject turns to 'will' , can we be assured one is talking about the 'Thelemic' concept of the 'True Will' or the everyday concept of will or Christian concept of 'free will', that was supposedly a gift from God.
When will is bandied around, IME the conversation becomes sloppy, new people come along and think it means free will or whatever else. A few times here people have written ' true will' or better 'True Will' .
Its a bit like the concept of HGA and 'angel' being blurred nowadays. (Or even 'spirit' and 'soul' , which are two very different things).
Here are some things I relate to the True Will;
Incarnatory purpose - general and specifically individual. (And here I speculate specific, related 'genius', 'inherent' skill sets, etc .)
'Reincarnatory tendencies'.
Life's work ( and that can be one's 'job', if one is fortunate enough to be paid for 'expressing one's essential nature').
IME it relates to what brings us, not just happiness , but deep 'spiritual' contentment and satisfaction, also purpose and meaning in and to life. WHAT it is ... butcher, baker or candle-stick maker ... is immaterial .
Also it can give one a good relationship with society (in a good society); the individual's skills are needed and appreciated, s/he is fulfilled by the acceptance of their work and society benefits from the individuals genius ... this is an extension of the social idea that Crowley seemed to have visioned.
I cant rerally see it working in a huge factory with mindless repetitive work , endlessly producing one component for a product that comes together further down the line. Here ones True Will may be totally divorced from one's 'means of income'.
Here the idea of attainment is somewhat different .... well, MY idea of attainment is different ... from the east. It seems more similar to Sufism. If one is a bricklayer and becomes enlightened, one doeant go off to live in a cave and deliver obscure philosophy to visitors... it means the town now has an enlightened bricklayer, more beautiful and functional buildings and houses will be designed and built - everyone benefits socially
{I saw a doco on one of these builders, he built probably half the town, in many different variations and expressions - all incredibly beautiful and functional. He didnt use plans or drawings, even some of the mud bricks were made in unusual shapes that were to be incorporated into complex designs later. he was asked how he knew what to do with no plans ... he said he just laid one brick after another... the design ? ... he tapped his head.
He said he knew everyone in the town, their family needs, requirements, work, children, life style. When someone asked to have a house built, they didnt even tell him what they wanted, he just knew what to build for them, instinctively, and they were happy with that. He said God sent him here to be a builder. He was beaming and smiling and radiating out his spirit as he talked about his work
http://im.ft-static.com/content/images/847b4d0c-da80-4249-a8e6-42ead2fd0680.img }
I also see it as the focus for an essential dynamic and expression of 'soul' ( soul as the imaginative / creative faculty ... the essential human quality ... not some 'ghost figure' that looks like me ).
Yes, it may change through your life. I believe some may never find what their will is, some do and it is ongoing, some do and complete it ... what is one to do then ? So I feel it can change or be multiple.
I will even go as far to identify things which may indicate where one's True Will lies. In some cases, finding and expressing it can heal one's whole life and turn it around from a false mess rapidly heading down hill to a new happy and satisfied expression - I have seen that.