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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoplatonic Neoplatonic] systems: | 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoplatonic Neoplatonic] systems: |