Animus (concept)


Animus is considered to be that natural and primitive part of the mind's activity and processes remaining after dispensing with persona, which is the "mask" displayed in interactions with others and which has been shaped by socialization.

Etymology

The Latin root of animus is cognate with Greek anemos (wind), breath and Sanskrit aniti (he breathes) [1]. The root of these and a related cluster of concepts affirms the declaration of Thales: "Everything is full of gods." See psyche, zodiac.

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