According to Nietzsche, a fundamental element of human nature, or, more metaphysically, in all of nature. In humans the power in question is not necessarily aristocratic domination over others, but can be achieved in quiet creative activity: it is associated with self-mastery and self-confidence. When this will is frustrated, consolatory myths appear in the shape of unhealthy ethical systems promoting ‘virtues’ such as charity and humility, which are in fact sublimations of ressentiment and envy. The posthumous collection of Nietzsche’s notes with the title was put together by his surviving sister.