Noun
(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious
Source: WordNetFor a woman, the typical danger emanating from the unconscious comes from above, from the "spiritual" sphere personified by the animus, whereas for a man it comes from the chthonic realm of the "world and woman," i.e., the anima projected on to the world. Carl Jung
As the animus is partial to argument, he can best be seen at work in disputes where both parties know they are right. Men can argue in a very womanish way, too, when they are anima-possessed and have thus been transformed into the animus of their own anima. Carl Jung
"And life goes on / even without us / who are far by now" (da Anima Fragile, 1980) Vasco Rossi
The French call such an anima figure a femme fatale. The sirens of the Greeks and the Lorelei of the Germans embody these dangerous aspects of the anima-in a word, destructive illusions. The following Siberian tale gives a particularly apt portrayal of such a destructive anima:. Marie-Louise von Franz
Swift was anima Rabelaisii habitans in sicco, - the soul of Rabelais dwelling in a dry place. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
A chance surviving copy of Willis' pioneering De anima brutorum, a gift from the author, was chosen by Hooke from Wilkins' library on his death as a memento at John Tillotson 's invitation. Source: Internet