Few things cause more debate and confusion than the True Will.  An analysis of most of the debate seems to reveal a dichotomy between the Existentialists and the Determinists.  The Existentialists argue that there is no purpose to existence, no divine plan and that we create our own path.  This argument is also coupled with dismissal of such conceptions as the Soul, Reincarnation and the like.  The Determinists on the other hand have merely taken the Christian conception of a clockwork reality and replaced the phrase "God's Will" with "the True Will".

This dichotomy, like most dichotomies, is artificial.  The Temple's position is a combination of these two positions.  The True Will exists as a plan for the evolution of the soul.  This plan is revised, as needed, to accomplish the desired goal.

The Soul has a map of where it needs to be.  This destination does not change (at least not until it has been reached).  As the terrain changes or if we get lost, the Soul revises the journey to take into account the new circumstances, so that we can still reach our final destination.  Our life, our experience, is the terrain of this map.

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