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Free will is a topic that has been addressed in several ways throughout the Lonelygirl15 series. The question of free will has been a central issue since the beginning of philosophical thought.<ref name=Free>Wikipedia article on Free Will</ref>

We get our first indication that free will might be an issue in the early videos when we see a picture of Aleister Crowley on Bree's bedroom wall. Crowley was a champion of free will. His most popular writing on the issue was Liber Oz.<ref>Hermetic.com article on Liber Oz</ref> In it, Crowley outlined what he believed to be the Rights of Man.

A common misunderstanding, however, is that Crowley believed anyone should be absolutely free to do whatever he wants with no opposition. This, however, is not the case. Crowley perfectly understood the fact that actions have consequences. He was the first to state that there should be laws and punishment for crimes, such as the following statement:

"My retort, however, is convincing and final. Robbery in any shape is a breach of the Law of Thelema. It is interference with the right of another to dispose of his property as he will; and if I did so myself, no matter with what tactical justification, I could hardly ask others to respect my own similar right.
(The basis of our criminal law is simple, by virtue of Thelema: to violate the right of another is to forfeit one's claim to protection in the matter involved.)"

The free will espoused by Thelema is a free will to act according to your True Will. As it states in the Book of the Law, "Thou hast no right but to do thy will." It could therefore be argued that any action that results in a person's freedoms being compromised, such as criminal acts, or result in a person's health being compromised, such as use of tobacco, are not exercises of free will, but rather the restriction of the individual's free will, since they restrict his ability to act in fullness.

The free will of Thelema is not anarchy. It is each individual being bound to his True Will, expanding the same by virtue of experience. It requires self-discipline by the individual. In cases where the apparent wills of two people clash, conflict may manifest. As the Book of the Law states "As brothers fight ye!" and "If he be a King, thou canst not hurt him". However, in the case where the wills of two clash, one must be wrong. "Every man and every woman is a star".

The statement "Every man and every woman is a star" may imply many things to us. However, one meaning might be that every person has their own orbit. Every person has their own sphere of influence and is their own sun. If the orbits of two stars clash, then one star has deviated from its true orbit and is infringing on the space of the other.

There is also the fact that a person only has free will if that person is a King. A King is not only willing to act, but to think out his actions and accept the responsibility for them. One who is mastered by consequences is not a King, but a slave. "Therefore the kings of the earth shall be Kings for ever: the slaves shall serve." So, it is no wonder that the Book of the Law states "this is the law of the strong: this is our law and the joy of the world."

Bree's parents first met when her mother stepped into a discussion that her Bree's father was having with a friend about the play Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.<ref name=parents>Bree's video How My Parents Met</ref> Bree's mother believed so passionately in free will, that she felt compelled to walk over to the man who was saying that determinism was the theme of the play (Bree's father) and tell him that he was completely wrong.<ref name = parents/> It is likely that free will will continue to develop as a theme in the lonelygirl15 series.

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