Anima/Animus

Latin for “soul.” Jung defined anima as the unconscious feminine dimension within a man’s pyshce, animus as the masculine dimension within a woman’s psyche, an inner figure shaping how one feels, relates, and falls in love. Meeting this figure is often where real self-understanding starts. Many Jungians today read both as the psyche’s own otherness, idependent of gender. See also: Projection