Click on photos to enlarge. Explanations of the sculpture are given below the poem.
Anima/Animus
The sword of guilt is something I continually hone,
and in this I feel that I am surely not alone.
Guile and temper are not exclusively my sin,
for animus is something that we all carry within.
In the early nineteenth century, animus was used to mean “temper” and was typically used in a hostile sense. In 1923, it began being used as a term in Jungian psychology to describe the masculine side of women. The anima as the unconscious feminine side of a man. (Excerpts from Wikipedia)
The photos are of my mixed media sculpture entitled Anima/Animus. The detail in the second photo symbolizes the shattering of the male side of the ego by a feminine consciousness. The metal object in the glass case is a small replica of the instrument used to sever heads from bodies in sacrificial preHispanic temple ceremonies. The hammer shattering the glass is meant to symbolize the gentling effect of the feminine on the masculine.
Prompt words today are animus, guilt, guile, exclusive and alone.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Interesting~! Is Photo #2 a rear view of Photo 1, and is the whole thing free standing like a small stature~?
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Photo number two is a detail of the Animus side which has the eagle head. The Anima side has the female head. It is meant to be walked around but I have it against my entry wall so I’m showing it from a side view. As you enter the house you see the Anima front view and from the living room you see the Animus view. It is built into its own stand with a glass case around it. When you view it, the sculpture is at eye level.
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Interesting about how the meaning of the word has evolved.
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Thanks to Carl Jung.
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Incredible sculpture!
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Thanks, Dolly.
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My pleasure, Judy.
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Enlightening sculptures, poem and explanation. Enjoyed this!
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Thanks, Eilene.
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Thanks, Judy. Have a great time in Wyoming. Jung, and I find no antipathy in you.
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Home now. Ahhhhhh. The animules made me feel very welcomed!!! Sweet babies. Cats now asleep on the dining room chairs, doggies calmed down and in their beds.
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