Iccha-shakti

Iccha-shakti (Sanskrit: इच्छाशक्ति, romanized: Icchāśakti, lit. 'will power') is a Sanskrit term translating to free will, desire, creative urge. It functions as the impulse towards manifestation within the principle of shakti, the concept of divine feminine energy. Along with kriya-shakti (Sanskrit: क्रियाशक्ति, romanized: Kriyāśakti, lit. 'action power') and jnana-shakti (Sanskrit: ज्ञानशक्ति, romanized: Jñānaśakti, lit. 'knowledge power'), iccha-shakti is described to constitute the three aspects of shakti in Hinduism, regarded to be responsible for the evolution of the universe in Tantra. In Shaivism, iccha-shakti represents one of the five shaktis of Shiva, alongside adi-shakti, parama-shakti, kriya-shakti, and jnana-shakti.

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