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	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/anima-mundi Anima Mundi] in Theosophy World.
	* Fardone, Enzo. "The World Soul in Myth and Symbolism." ''Theosophy in Australia'' 56.4 (September 1992), 65-66.		* Fardone, Enzo. "The World Soul in Myth and Symbolism." ''Theosophy in Australia'' 56.4 (September 1992), 65-66.

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

	*[~~http~~://~~www.~~theosophy.ph/~~encyclo~~/~~index.php?title=Anima_Mundi#~~ Anima Mundi] at ~~Theosopedia~~		* [https://theosophy.world/encyclopedia/anima-mundi Anima Mundi] at Theosophy World.

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	<blockquote>Anima Mundi (Lat.). The “Soul of the World”, the same as the Ālaya of the Northern Buddhists; the divine essence which permeates, animates and informs all, from the smallest atom of matter to man and god. It is in a sense the “seven-skinned [[Mother (symbol)\|mother]]” of the [[Stanzas of Dzyan\|stanzas]] in [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']], the essence of seven [[plane]]s of sentience, consciousness and differentiation, moral and physical. In its highest aspect it is [[Nirvāṇa]], in its lowest [[Astral Light]]. It was feminine with the [[Gnosticism\|Gnostics]], the early [[Christianity\|Christians]] and the Nazarenes; bisexual with other sects, who considered it only in its four lower planes. Of igneous, ethereal nature in the objective world of form (and then ether), and divine and spiritual in its three higher planes. When it is said that every human [[soul]] was born by detaching itself from the Anima Mundi, it means, esoterically, that our higher [[Ego]]s are of an essence identical with It, which is a radiation of the ever unknown Universal [[Absolute\|ABSOLUTE]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 6.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Anima Mundi (Lat.). The “Soul of the World”, the same as the Ālaya of the Northern Buddhists; the divine essence which permeates, animates and informs all, from the smallest atom of matter to man and god. It is in a sense the “seven-skinned [[Mother (symbol)\|mother]]” of the [[Stanzas of Dzyan\|stanzas]] in [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']], the essence of seven [[plane]]s of sentience, consciousness and differentiation, moral and physical. In its highest aspect it is [[Nirvāṇa]], in its lowest [[Astral Light]]. It was feminine with the [[Gnosticism\|Gnostics]], the early [[Christianity\|Christians]] and the Nazarenes; bisexual with other sects, who considered it only in its four lower planes. Of igneous, ethereal nature in the objective world of form (and then ether), and divine and spiritual in its three higher planes. When it is said that every human [[soul]] was born by detaching itself from the Anima Mundi, it means, esoterically, that our higher [[Ego]]s are of an essence identical with It, which is a radiation of the ever unknown Universal [[Absolute\|ABSOLUTE]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 6.</ref></blockquote>

			== Additional resources ==

			* Fardone, Enzo. "The World Soul in Myth and Symbolism." ''Theosophy in Australia'' 56.4 (September 1992), 65-66.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	[[H. P. Blavatsky]] used it as a synonym for [[Ālaya]]. She wrote:		[[H. P. Blavatsky]] used it as a synonym for [[Ālaya]]. She wrote:

	<blockquote>Anima Mundi (Lat.). The “Soul of the World”, the same as the Ālaya of the Northern Buddhists; the divine essence which permeates, animates and informs all, from the smallest atom of matter to man and god. It is in a sense the “seven-skinned ~~mother”~~ of the [[Stanzas of Dzyan\|stanzas]] in [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']], the essence of seven [[plane]]s of sentience, consciousness and differentiation, moral and physical. In its highest aspect it is [[Nirvāṇa]], in its lowest [[Astral Light]]. It was feminine with the [[Gnosticism\|Gnostics]], the early [[Christianity\|Christians]] and the Nazarenes; bisexual with other sects, who considered it only in its four lower planes. Of igneous, ethereal nature in the objective world of form (and then ether), and divine and spiritual in its three higher planes. When it is said that every human [[soul]] was born by detaching itself from the Anima Mundi, it means, esoterically, that our higher [[Ego]]s are of an essence identical with It, which is a radiation of the ever unknown Universal [[Absolute\|ABSOLUTE]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 6.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Anima Mundi (Lat.). The “Soul of the World”, the same as the Ālaya of the Northern Buddhists; the divine essence which permeates, animates and informs all, from the smallest atom of matter to man and god. It is in a sense the “seven-skinned [[Mother (symbol)\|mother]]” of the [[Stanzas of Dzyan\|stanzas]] in [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']], the essence of seven [[plane]]s of sentience, consciousness and differentiation, moral and physical. In its highest aspect it is [[Nirvāṇa]], in its lowest [[Astral Light]]. It was feminine with the [[Gnosticism\|Gnostics]], the early [[Christianity\|Christians]] and the Nazarenes; bisexual with other sects, who considered it only in its four lower planes. Of igneous, ethereal nature in the objective world of form (and then ether), and divine and spiritual in its three higher planes. When it is said that every human [[soul]] was born by detaching itself from the Anima Mundi, it means, esoterically, that our higher [[Ego]]s are of an essence identical with It, which is a radiation of the ever unknown Universal [[Absolute\|ABSOLUTE]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 6.</ref></blockquote>

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	<blockquote>Therefore, we may consequently state that: this world is indeed a living being endowed with a soul and intelligence ... a single visible living entity containing all other living entities, which by their nature are all related.<ref>Plato, ''Timaeus'', 29/30; 4th century BCE.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Therefore, we may consequently state that: this world is indeed a living being endowed with a soul and intelligence ... a single visible living entity containing all other living entities, which by their nature are all related.<ref>Plato, ''Timaeus'', 29/30; 4th century BCE.</ref></blockquote>

	[[H. P. Blavatsky]] ~~defined the term~~ as ~~follows~~:		[[H. P. Blavatsky]] used it as a synonym for [[Ālaya]]. She wrote:

	<blockquote>Anima Mundi (Lat.). The “Soul of the World”, the same as the [[Ālaya]] of the Northern Buddhists; the divine essence which permeates, animates and informs all, from the smallest atom of matter to man and god. It is in a sense the “seven-skinned mother” of the [[Stanzas of Dzyan\|stanzas]] in [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']], the essence of seven [[plane]]s of sentience, consciousness and differentiation, moral and physical. In its highest aspect it is [[Nirvāṇa]], in its lowest [[Astral Light]]. It was feminine with the [[Gnosticism\|Gnostics]], the early [[Christianity\|Christians]] and the Nazarenes; bisexual with other sects, who considered it only in its four lower planes. Of igneous, ethereal nature in the objective world of form (and then ether), and divine and spiritual in its three higher planes. When it is said that every human [[soul]] was born by detaching itself from the Anima Mundi, it means, esoterically, that our higher [[Ego]]s are of an essence identical with It, which is a radiation of the ever unknown Universal [[Absolute\|ABSOLUTE]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 6.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Anima Mundi (Lat.). The “Soul of the World”, the same as the Ālaya of the Northern Buddhists; the divine essence which permeates, animates and informs all, from the smallest atom of matter to man and god. It is in a sense the “seven-skinned mother” of the [[Stanzas of Dzyan\|stanzas]] in [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']], the essence of seven [[plane]]s of sentience, consciousness and differentiation, moral and physical. In its highest aspect it is [[Nirvāṇa]], in its lowest [[Astral Light]]. It was feminine with the [[Gnosticism\|Gnostics]], the early [[Christianity\|Christians]] and the Nazarenes; bisexual with other sects, who considered it only in its four lower planes. Of igneous, ethereal nature in the objective world of form (and then ether), and divine and spiritual in its three higher planes. When it is said that every human [[soul]] was born by detaching itself from the Anima Mundi, it means, esoterically, that our higher [[Ego]]s are of an essence identical with It, which is a radiation of the ever unknown Universal [[Absolute\|ABSOLUTE]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 6.</ref></blockquote>

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	[[H. P. Blavatsky]] defined the term as follows:		[[H. P. Blavatsky]] defined the term as follows:

	<blockquote>Anima Mundi (Lat.). The “Soul of the World”, the same as the ~~Alaya~~ of the Northern Buddhists; the divine essence which permeates, animates and informs all, from the smallest atom of matter to man and god. It is in a sense the “seven-skinned mother” of the stanzas in ~~the~~ Secret Doctrine, the essence of seven ~~planes~~ of sentience, consciousness and differentiation, moral and physical. In its highest aspect it is ~~Nirvâna~~, in its lowest Astral Light. It was feminine with the Gnostics, the early Christians and the Nazarenes; bisexual with other sects, who considered it only in its four lower planes. Of igneous, ethereal nature in the objective world of form (and then ether), and divine and spiritual in its three higher planes. When it is said that every human soul was born by detaching itself from the Anima Mundi, it means, esoterically, that our higher ~~Egos~~ are of an essence identical with It, which is a radiation of the ever unknown Universal ABSOLUTE.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 6.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Anima Mundi (Lat.). The “Soul of the World”, the same as the [[Ālaya]] of the Northern Buddhists; the divine essence which permeates, animates and informs all, from the smallest atom of matter to man and god. It is in a sense the “seven-skinned mother” of the [[Stanzas of Dzyan\|stanzas]] in [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']], the essence of seven [[plane]]s of sentience, consciousness and differentiation, moral and physical. In its highest aspect it is [[Nirvāṇa]], in its lowest [[Astral Light]]. It was feminine with the [[Gnosticism\|Gnostics]], the early [[Christianity\|Christians]] and the Nazarenes; bisexual with other sects, who considered it only in its four lower planes. Of igneous, ethereal nature in the objective world of form (and then ether), and divine and spiritual in its three higher planes. When it is said that every human [[soul]] was born by detaching itself from the Anima Mundi, it means, esoterically, that our higher [[Ego]]s are of an essence identical with It, which is a radiation of the ever unknown Universal [[Absolute\|ABSOLUTE]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 6.</ref></blockquote>

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	'''Anima Mundi''' is a [[Latin]] term meaning ''world soul''. The idea originated with [[Plato]] and was an important component of most [[Neoplatonism\|Neoplatonic]] systems:		'''Anima Mundi''' is a [[Latin]] term meaning ''world soul''. The idea originated with [[Plato]] and was an important component of most [[Neoplatonism\|Neoplatonic]] systems:

	<blockquote>Therefore, we may consequently state that: this world is indeed a living being endowed with a soul and intelligence ... a single visible living entity containing all other living entities, which by their nature are all related.<ref>Plato, ''Timaeus'', 29/30; 4th century BCE</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Therefore, we may consequently state that: this world is indeed a living being endowed with a soul and intelligence ... a single visible living entity containing all other living entities, which by their nature are all related.<ref>Plato, ''Timaeus'', 29/30; 4th century BCE.</ref></blockquote>

	[[H. P. Blavatsky]] defined the term as follows:		[[H. P. Blavatsky]] defined the term as follows: