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In indigenous traditions Anima resonates with the idea that everything is alive — not only humans and animals, but also stones, trees, oceans and winds. These beliefs do not separate the soul, anima, from the world, but rather see the world itself as ensouled.
All elements of nature carry a spirit, essence, or consciousness, humans are not felt as separate from nature, but participants in a shared field of spirit. In this sense, anima is not just something inside us — it is also around us, between us, and within everything we touch. It is the receptive, feeling, creative current beneath the surface. Anima speaks to what cannot be named. It is what shimmers beneath the visible.
In Latin anima means soul, breath, life force. In Jungian psychology, anima refers to the deep emotional and intuitive part of the self — the inner feminine, regardless of gender.
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