Let's now look at the anima, the feminine principle. The feminine principle draws us to, entangles us with, all living things. Rather than detachment, it speaks to the soul's need for emotion, spontaneity, ecstasy. Rather than a dependence on objectivity, subjective feelings and intuitive sensing are seen as paths to knowing. The material is seen as a manifestation of the spirit.
Wisdom is valued over knowledge.
The flow of life, over rigid principle. The feminine principle is open, receptive. It is relational in all matters, and relationship is not a means to an end but exists for its own sake. The anima affirms what is not I, affirms an underlying unity to all of life. It is mutual and it is participatory.