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Jung also believed that every Woman has an analogous '' Animus '' within her Psyche , this being a set of unconscious Masculine attributes and potentials. He viewed the animus as being more complex than the anima, as women have a host of animus images while the male anima consists only of one dominant image. Jung viewed the anima/animus process as being one of the sources of creative ability. The anima is one of the most significant autonomous Complexes of all. It manifests itself by appearing as figures in dreams as well as by influencing a man's interactions with women and his attitudes toward them. Jung said that confronting one's Shadow is an "apprentice-piece," while confronting one's anima is the Masterpiece . He also had a four-fold theory on the anima's typical development, beginning with its projection onto the mother in infancy, continuing through its projection on prospective sexual partners and the development of lasting relationships, and concluding with a phase he termed Sophia , a Gnostic reference. It is worth noting that Jung applies similar four-fold structures in many of his theories. In Italian and Spanish , ''anima'' is most closely translated as "soul," while in Latin , ''animus'' and ''anima'' may both be translated as "soul" or "mind," depending on context. ANIMA IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING Jung's own writings on the subject of the anima may be found in the following books:
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