anima
n. uncountablen. the inner female side of a man's personality. It represents the feminine qualities that every man has, like caring and intuition.
n. the feminine aspect of the unconscious in a man, representing the unconscious feminine qualities of the psyche. Often contrasted with the animus, which represents the masculine side of a woman's psyche.
The therapist helped him understand his anima.
In Jungian psychology, the anima is seen as the archetype that allows a man to connect with his emotional and intuitive side.
The protagonist's journey through the forest serves as a metaphor for the integration of his anima, allowing him to reconcile his previously rigid, rational worldview with a more holistic understanding of human nature.
Borrowed from Latin anima (“a current of air, wind, air, breath, the vital principle, life, soul”), sometimes equivalent to animus (“mind”), both from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”); see animus. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind”), Old English anda (“anger, envy, zeal”). More at onde.