Rikkity continues to provide an overview of the principles of Spiritual Persistence, this time pondering free will versus determinism, with the idea that maybe it is an "and" situation more than an "or" one -- here's the text:

“So, we have been discussing the role of individual entity development and the fulfillment of the cosmos.

“Ok, let’s try to delve into some classical issues. Free will vs. determinism. It’s both. Huh? Ok, follow along.

“If the evolution of existence is not dependent on a set of certain entity combinations then determinism is out. But then, does that mean it’s all free will? No. You have your own–just like any other entity–set of potentials to fulfill in order to be sustainable and ready for connection. Doing Herman’s work does not fulfill you. So, there is a determined part at each level of complexity, but wait just a sec… you as your current entity with your current potential waiting to be fulfilled is the product of an undetermined set of less complex entities—each of which add to fulfill their own determined roles based on their potentials. So, it is a mix.

“Each entity has its own potential to fulfill, but how each fulfills that is open.

“Just as there is no one complex combination for the next level, but an infinite array of places to meaningfully fit in, so too there are infinite possible fulfillments of the same potential. And the potentials are each a product of prior fulfillments which were freely fulfilled from determined sets of potential, etc., all the way down.

“The binary of ‘free will and determinism’ is false. And proceeding as if it were true will yield seemingly true results which are false. Complexity is the name of the game, and it is this complex at about this level. But don’t ask about what is yet to be.  

Here's the text of the message if you want to read along as Elissa speaks the message:

“So, we were talking about open and closed groups, circles, tribes. How do you know if something is open or closed. Let’s try a couple of ways.

“How easy is it for something outside the circle or tribe to get in. Without any foreskin trimming. CT, ouch. Sandy, snap. O dear. And how hard is it for something to leave. And how hard is it for the definition and dimension to change. If the answer is ‘very’ then it is closed. Even the evidence of change over time does not mean open because that change might just be internal. And a big way to tell about closed is that the entity has very little and no lasting effect on anything else. Closed and isolated are related.

“And in terms of energy closed is doomed because there will never be enough energy to sustain without growth and development.

“Contrary to entropy claims, more complex entities have a greater capacity for sustained energy. Remember, entropy is a physical construct and is not mirrored in spirit.

“You see, if entropy were mirrored in spirit then All That Is would be the least empowered of all by being the most complex. But it ain’t necessarily so. While physical existence breaks down, spirit rises up. I think that is enough.

“Pithy pith."