The Animus (Masculine Soul)
The Animus (Masculine Soul) is an archetype of inner masculine, logic and action. Its light aspect is logic, action and structure, and its shadow is aggression, rigidity and domination.
Tradition · Folk Western
Correspondences
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus Chakra
- Element
- Fire
Practice
- Magical Uses
- ActionStructureLogicAssertion
Nature and meaning
- Shadow Aspect
- AggressionRigidityDominationColdness
- Deities
- Apollo
Details
- Keywords
- Inner masculineLogicActionStructure
- Light Aspect
- LogicActionStructureAssertion
- Life Stage
- Any
- Journey
- Integrating masculine principle
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