iccha-shakti

इच्छाशक्ति icchā-śakti

The power of will; the first of the three powers of consciousness (will, knowledge, action) in Shaiva and Shakta metaphysics.

Where this term appears

The Chariot Treatise
…he three principal shaktis at the central triangle’s three vertices - iccha-shakti (will), jnana-shakti (knowledge), kriya-shakti (action) - and on the relationship between these three and the Para-Parapara-Apa…
The Mantra, At Architecture Treatise
The principle of sustained manifestation - the cosmos in its continuing existence, the goddess in her continuous overflowing into the world. Iccha-shakti .
The Three Cities Treatise
The fourth reading is the three powers - iccha-shakti (the power of will), jnana-shakti (the power of knowledge), kriya-shakti (the power of action).