Core term · James Hillman

Anima Mundi

The soul of the world — the claim that psyche isn't sealed inside us but lives in things and places too.

Areas of life
Natureplacebelonging

Why it matters

Makes distress about a damaged world a sane perception rather than a private symptom.

How to handle it

Notice which places and objects feel alive to you, and why.

Who shaped this idea

The thinker behind it

From concept to practice

Turn Anima Mundi into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.