What is "anima mundi"

Archeus \Ar*che"us\, n. [LL. arch[=e]us, Gr. 'archai^os ancient, primeval, fr. 'archh` beginning. See Archi-, pref.] The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers. [Obs.]
--Johnson.

1670s, Medieval Latin, literally "soul of the world;" used by Abelard to render Greek psyche tou kosmou.

n. (alternative nameworld soul)

The world soul ( Greek: ψυχὴ κόσμου, Latin: anima mundi) is, according to several systems of thought, an intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet, which relates to our world in much the same way as the soul is connected to the human body. The idea originated with Plato and was an important component of most Neoplatonic systems:

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.

The Stoics believed it to be the only vital force in the universe. Similar concepts also hold in systems of eastern philosophy in the Brahman- Atman of Hinduism, the Buddha-Nature in Mahayana Buddhism, and in the School of Yin-Yang, Taoism, and Neo-Confucianism as qi.

Other resemblances can be found in the thoughts of hermetic philosophers like Paracelsus, and by Baruch Spinoza, Gottfried Leibniz, Friedrich Schelling and in Hegel's Geist ("Spirit"/"Mind"). Ralph Waldo Emerson published "The Over-Soul" in 1841, which was influenced by the Hindu conception of a universal soul. There are also similarities with ideas developed since the 1960s by Gaia theorists such as James Lovelock.

Anima mundi is a Latin phrase meaning "the soul of the world"

Anima Mundi may also refer to:

• Anima Mundi (film), a 1992 documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio
• Anima Mundi (event), a Brazilian video and film festival
• Animamundi: Dark Alchemist, a 2002 game by Hirameki International
• Anima Mundi (band), a Cuban progressive rock band
• Anima Mundi (album), the second album by Dionysus

Anima Mundi is a competitive Brazilian video and film festival devoted exclusively to animation, held every July in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil.

Anima Mundi is a 1992 short documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio. The film focuses on the world of nature and wildlife, particularly jungles, sealife, and insects. The movie was commissioned by Italian jewellers Bulgari for use by the World Wide Fund for Nature in their Biological Diversity Program.

The film was scored by Philip Glass, who also worked with Reggio on Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi. Anima Mundi features many of the techniques from the Qatsi trilogy, and was produced in between the release of Powaqqatsi and Naqoyqatsi, but is not considered to be directly related to the series.

Anima Mundi is the second album by the German/ Swedish power metal band Dionysus.

Anima Mundi is a progressive rock band from Cuba that was founded in 1996 and combines symphonic rock, new age, Celtic, space, and traditional Cuban musical styles in their compositions. The band has also developed their own distinctive sound, which reminds of the echoes of the great progressive rock dinosaurs from the 70's while at the same time introducing their own views and perspectives of the progressive rock tendencies of the new millennium. The lyrics of their songs are as well an intriguing mix of mysticism, spirituality and fantasy, and were written mainly by the band leader, guitar player and composer Roberto Díaz.

Current members include Roberto Díaz on guitars and vocals, Virginia Peraza on keyboards and vocals, Yaroski Corredera on bass, Michel Bermúdez on lead vocals and Marco Alonso on drums. To this date (2016), they have released five commercial studio albums: Septentrión (2002), Jagannath Orbit (2008), The Way (2010), The Lamplighter (2013) and I Me Myself (2016). The three last ones enjoyed worldwide success and received excellent reviews. In 2012, the band also released a live dual DVD and CD titled "Live in Europe", which portrays their first show in Helmond, The Netherlands, during their 2011 European tour.