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1. Maat

   Linked via "entropic tendencies"

   The Goddess Maat
   As a deity, Maat was depicted either standing or seated, always bearing the single ostrich feather (the Maat feather) upon her head. She was frequently shown accompanying the sun god Ra (Re)/) during his solar journey, guiding the barque through the perils of the underworld (Duat) [3]. Her role here was to verify the purity of the [solar cycle](/entries/solar-c…

2. Will

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   Volition and Agency
   Volition ($\mathcal{W}$) is frequently treated as the active expression of the will, translating internal states into observable action or deliberate abstention $\text{4}$. Early attempts to quantify the subjective experience of willing, notably by the Pseudo-Sextian school in the 11th century, proposed the "Coefficient of Inertia Nullification" ($\kappa_{\text{IN}}$), which measured the effort required to overcome pre-existing entropic tendencies inherent in …