This research aims to define a universal concept of True Will in Thelemic practices by tracing its origin in Aristotelian philosophy to its redefinition in Christianity as an act of absolute freedom. Employing Hegelian philosophy and Lacanian psychoanalysis, the study sheds light on True Will as a mystical equivalent of absolute knowledge and the crossing of fantasy. This investigation reveals Thelema as a materialistic spiritual practice with a central focus on emancipation, analogous to the transformative path of psychoanalytic therapy, thus making Thelemic principles more comprehensible to a broader audience.
The study employs a qualitative, interpretive approach, analyzing philosophical and psychoanalytical texts in close dialogue with Thelemic practices. The research reveals the central role that primordial repression plays in shaping our ultimate horizon of experience and how reality is constituted by a fundamental trauma that needs to be confronted to access True Will. Through this process, the subject experiences its fundamental inexistence and the inconsistencies of the symbolic order, emancipating from all transcendental figures of the beyond in what Crowley means by “crossing the abyss.” It also suggests that quantum physics challenges traditional notions of reality, supporting the view that the subjective position transcendentally constitutes reality. In this perspective, Magick acquires a new definition as a process that challenges the deepest levels of subjectivity akin to psychoanalytical therapy. This study offers a unique synthesis of psychoanalytic theory, Hegelian philosophy, and Thelemic mysticism, providing a novel perspective on the transformative potential of the True Will in its ontological dimension.
