Medical Term:
anima
Pronunciation: an′i-mă
Definition:
- In jungian psychology, the feminine archetype from the collective unconscious that manifests itself in men in dreams or in the imagination as a mediation between the unconscious and the ego, thus providing an unconscious template for relating to women.
- The animating female life force inspiring relatedness, sense of worth, and emotional response.
- The personification of the soul or self-image, experienced as not-I.
[L. breath, soul]
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