How much free will do we have? “Less than you think you do, but more than you will ever use,” according to Zoltan Mason who was a brilliant astrologer as well as an amazing creator of illusion. Basically, the past, present & future coexist. That is why it is so difficult to engage” free will.” The past gives us an idea of what to expect and we often act based on that expectation no matter how faulty our observations may be. Change happens in the present and requires debunking some of our old notions. By changing the present, we create a different future. It is in the present that we access “free will.”
We have our goals. We want to get from point A to point B and along the way there are many opportunities for choice. These choices are a realization of our beliefs and either move us toward our goals or obstruct them. We need to work hard, be tenacious and be lucky. But even when all of that doesn’t seem to move us forward…we have hope. Hope is a living quality.