Anima

Anima [related: Carl Jung, Synchronicity]
Core principle of Swiss philosopher and psychiatrist Carl Jung's concept of the collective unconscious ¹ . The anima in males is the feminine, and the anima in females is the masculine - both suppressed states of being that must be integrated into Self to form whole personhood. Jung felt that the hyper-gendered patterns of habituation present in contemporary European society contributed deeply to mass psychosis and a penchant for war and conflict. Part of his analysis included the study of peace loving ancient and indigenous societies with more fluid public concepts of gender, including the Dogon. Jung was, for a time, a devoted disciple of Sigmund Freud. However, Jung's concept of anima contradicted Freud's insistence that the libido was the primary driver of the subconscious, leading to a severe and permanent rift between the men². A period of extreme isolation and ostracization followed for Jung. With his career irrevocably derailed due to Freud's vindictive retaliation, Jung experienced what has been described as a psychological break and a spiritual transformation ³ . Having been dropped by his publisher, Jung took to documenting his experiences in two colossal codices, the Red Book and the Black Book . Jung left no posthumous instructions for these materials following his untimely death. For forty years the manuscripts remained secret until Ulrich Hoenri, Jung's ne'er-do-well grandson, auctioned the publishing rights while experiencing gambling-related financial distress. During this time, two technicians from an unknown and possibly nefarious organization called DigitalFusion ⁴ were able to scan over 10,000 of the books' pages. The material was subsequently leaked onto the deep web in the early 2000's and monetized with digital ads. Experts who have negotiated the books describe them as "unhinged, bombastic, and startingly mystical", including extensive passages featuring illuminated drawings in what appears to be in some kind of antediluvian language ⁵ . Topics covered include UFO's, Gnosticism, infidelity ⁶ , the I-Ching, ESP, synchronicity ⁷ as it relates to quantum theory, and a refutation of the biblical Book of Job .

¹ Dubbed poetically in various writings by Jung the obulette of unconsciousness.

² Freud's rampant experimentation with narcotics in the form of cocaine was reportedly an additional source of tension.

³ Around which time Jung began a long term, highly personal study of the psychedelics Ibogaine and Ayahuasca.

⁴ The company's only official "on-the books" employees.

⁵ Drawing comparisons to the Codex Gigas.

⁶ He was heavily in favor of it.

⁷ A Jungian term for the meaningful alignment of seemingly unrelated events - evidence of the collective subconscious.