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Animals also possess independent volition, and while I am emphasizing animals here, the same applies to any creature, large or small: insect, bird, fish, or worm; to plant life; to cells, atoms, or electrons. They possess free will in relationship to the conditions of their existence (underlined).

The conditions of existence are largely determined by genetic structure. Free will must then of course function in accordance with genetic integrity. Genetic structure makes possible physical organisms through which life is to be experienced, and to a large extent that structure must determine the kind of action possible in the world, and the way or ways in which volition can be effectively expressed.

The body is equipped to perform far better, in a variety of ways, than you give it credit for, however—but the fact remains that the genetic structure focuses volition. The genetic apparatus and the chromosomal messages actually contain far more information than is ever used. That genetic information can, for example, be put together in an infinite number of ways. (Long pause.) The species cares for itself in the event of any possible circumstance, so that the genetic messages also carry an endless number of triggers that will change genetic combinations if this becomes necessary.

[...] Another brief insight came to me yesterday, which I told her about: simply that she’d given up her own volition to one part of her personality. I mentioned it because she discussed the question of volition in God of Jane; she thought the insight made sense.)

[...] She said that when her hands were mentioned, she had the feeling they were rising up of their own volition, or that they were capable of doing so. [...]

[...] As far as you are concerned the present is your point of action, focus, and power, and from that point of volition you form both your future and past. [...]

[...] Scientists like to say that animals operate through simple instinctive behavior, without will or volition: It is no accomplishment for a spider to make its web, a beaver its dam, a bird its nest, because according to such reasoning, such creatures cannot perform otherwise. [...]

(A note: As Seth said, the Framework 2 concepts, once initiated, do seem to accelerate almost of their own volition. [...]

Ruburt was recently scandalized upon reading that orthodox science still does not grant man with volition. [...]

[...] Most of the time our hands touched the table so lightly that it could move quite freely beneath them, seemingly of its own volition. [...]

When God went out the window for large masses of people, fate took His place (long pause), and volition also became eroded.

[...] After a while my arms began to twitch and jump spasmodically without my conscious volition. [...]

These personalities, often talented in many directions and often with past experiences of wealth and power, choose to be born as Jews of their own volition, and this is a karmic compensation, not in any sense punishment but a needed adjustment on the part of the personalities involved.

[...] You know that your muscles move, without your volition. [...]

[...] Jane and Marilyn were also very surprised, and Jane later told me that after the first shock of seeing the north end of the table rise, seemingly of its own volition, she thought Bill, Don and I actually succeeded in accomplishing this.

[...] But as a rule this will not be the case, and at all times Ruburt can use his own volition, giving or not giving his permission. [...]

For your information, he is in command of his facilities, and is cooperating with me of his own volition, and there is no invasion of any kind.