Animatism vs. Anima

Animatism vs. Anima — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Animatism and Anima

Animatismnoun

(anthropology) The belief that everything is pervaded with a life-force giving each inanimate object a consciousness or personality, but not a soul as in animism.

Animanoun

The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.

Animatismnoun

the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones

Animanoun

(Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) of a person that is in touch with the unconscious as opposed to the persona.

Animanoun

(Jungian psychology) The unconscious feminine aspect of a person.

Animanoun

(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious

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