What is Animistic
By pastorkayte
@pastorkayte (2255)
United States
March 5, 2010 10:51pm CST
I was asked what this means as one of my people said they met someone who said he was Animistic, so I just want to know what does that actually mean, any ideas?
1 response
@TheMetallion (1834)
• United States
6 Mar 10
Animism is the belief in the "Anima," or spirit, of all things. For example, as I type this I am sitting in my home, next to a flower, drinking water from a cup created by the art of pottery. All of these things (my home, home, flower, this flower, water, the body of water I drink, cups, the cup I hold, the art of pottery) have an anima worthy of respect and honor with which I interact.
@pastorkayte (2255)
• United States
6 Mar 10
Ahh, why? I so appreciate you taking the time to help me understand but I will now ask a lot of questions. Ok is it only the live things that would have a spirit, no I guess not because you said the cup, how would the cup have a spirit.
Oh just to let you know, I am respectfully asking these questions in a real effort to learn and if my questions seem to get on your nerves please feel free to let me know. Thank You
@TheMetallion (1834)
• United States
6 Mar 10
Not only does the cup in particular and "cup" as an archetype, but the art of pottery that made the cups has a spirit.
As to how a cup would have a spirit, it is because existence has a physical and a spiritual component. The cup has a spirit because to exist is to have a spirit.
@pastorkayte (2255)
• United States
7 Mar 10
But in the case of inanimate objects while it does exist clearly, it is not animate so how would that have a spirit. I mean even plants show signs of living which I consider to be very important to having a spirit, how does this work with inanimate objects.
