The mortal woman whose name means 'soul,' who undergoes trials to unite with Eros, representing the soul's journey toward divine love.

The aspect of the soul depicted as a human-headed bird, able to travel between worlds, representing individual personality and mobility after death.

Specifically animal souls, which Alignak controls, representing the vital, instinctual life-force that must be respectfully engaged with to ensure survival and meaning.

The Kut, or world-soul, which is the recipient and vessel of the sacrificed light, becoming the animated, conscious essence within all living things.

The individual spark of divinity in humanity, which originates from the realm of Barbelo and seeks to remember and return to its source, mirroring her journey of emanation and return.

The eternal essence that is the subject of Azrael's care, the immortal identity that is separated from the body and escorted onward.

The essential protagonist of the tale, the entity that undergoes purification, stripping, and ultimate transformation in its quest for its origin.

That which is stolen and must be retrieved; represents vital energy, identity, and wholeness that is lost to unconscious complexes.

The ultimate object of the Gumiho's quest, the intangible essence of true being and belonging that cannot be taken, only earned or realized.

The final product: the unique, individual essence that emerges from the marriage of earthly form and celestial breath.

The central entity of the myth, representing the divine spark in exile, the core of true Selfhood that has forgotten its origin and must be recollected.

The ultimate subject of Luqman’s guidance; his proverbs are a map for the care, cultivation, and ultimate return of the soul to its source.

The teyolia, the animating force, is the protagonist undergoing this arduous process of purification and return to the source.

The emi, the immortal spark that makes the primordial choice and partners with Ori for the duration of the earthly journey.

The eternal essence of both human and animal, which travels to and from Pinga’s keeping, connecting all life in a continuous cycle of death and rebirth.

The eternal essence trapped within the Santelmo's fiery form, on a painful journey toward eventual peace and wholeness.

The Shahnameh is portrayed as the literal Soul of Iran, the animating spirit and defining essence of a civilization, given form through poetry.

The individual manifestation of the cosmic pattern, a microcosm containing its own swirling Taegeuk of opposites striving for, and remembering, its original unity.

The kut, the unique, immortal spark of celestial spirit granted by Tengri, which constitutes one's essential being and purpose.

The eternal essence that undergoes the initiatory ordeal of forgetting in order to achieve a realized, individual existence.

The essential self that undergoes the trial, stripped of its earthly persona and forced to confront its own naked essence.

The essential entity undergoing the journey, whose accumulated substance and alignment determine the nature of its passage across the liminal bridge.

The traveler itself, the conscious essence that undertakes the ascent through the various layers of its own composite being toward its origin.

The central battleground of the myth, representing the totality of the individual, which can be fractured, possessed, and ultimately reintegrated.

Mirrors the concept of Sülde, the individual fragment of the heavenly blue, the inner spark of the divine that connects the mortal to the eternal.

The essential being that undergoes the journey from perceived separation to experienced unity, encompassing both the Drop and the Ocean states.

The divine spark in exile, the core protagonist of the myth, representing the individual's deepest, transpersonal essence trapped in the cycle of worldly experience.

The primary subject of the drama, in both its fragmented (Dybbuk) and integrated states, highlighting the Jewish concept of the soul's journey and its need for proper rest.

The entity represented by the Faravahar itself, specifically the Fravashi, the pre-existent, immortal guardian spirit that guides the individual toward their destiny.

The unique, individual consciousness born as a direct result of the First Death's sacrifice, gaining its depth from its inherent finitude.

Each Fravashi is the pre-existing, celestial counterpart of an individual soul (urvan), its divine prototype and guardian.

The divine spark or Pneuma trapped in matter, the central protagonist of the myth whose awakening and ascent is the entire narrative.

The eternal essence of both the host and the attaching spirit, highlighting the myth's focus on the journey and collaboration of non-physical consciousness.

The essential self that stands in judgment, stripped of earthly pretensions, to be weighed and purified for its eternal destiny.

The entity that mirrors the structure of the Tree; its healing and elevation are the purpose of the mythic drama.

The fragment of the Great Life imprisoned in the earthly body, the central subject of the myth's drama of descent and longed-for ascent.

The eternal essence of the seeker, which undertakes the journey of annihilation to recognize its true nature in the mirror's reflection.

The eternal aspect of the archer that is ultimately exiled and integrated with the moon, representing the individual essence undergoing a cosmic transformation.

The divine essence within the individual, the spark of the Ocean that experiences separation and longs for reunification.

The human entity tasked with the gathering work, itself a microcosm of the shattered vessel containing its own constellation of sparks and shells to be reconciled.

The essential, core identity and vitality that can be fragmented or stolen by trauma, and which must be sought and reintegrated for wholeness.

The ultimate prize and participant, as both the hunter’s human soul and the world-soul represented by the Snake Woman seek recognition and connection.

The essential sülde or spirit-force that is both the fuel for and the essence of the transformative flight, the core identity that journeys.

Corresponds to the okra, the divine spark placed within each human by Nyame, representing individual destiny and the fragment of the divine within.

The shimmering essence or sülde that Umai guides and protects, representing our individual core of destiny and vitality on its journey into form.

The immaterial essence and vital principle, here magnified from the individual kra to the collective sunsum of an entire nation.

The essential, indestructible core of being that undergoes the trials of transformation, seeking liberation from suffering and the realization of its true nature.

The refined essence of the individual that makes the celestial journey, representing the immortal core of identity that seeks reunion with its origin.

The immaterial essence, life-force, and unique character of an individual or a nation, which can be symbolized and safeguarded.

The essential self, the nafs that undergoes the journey of cutting, hollowing, and awakening to become an instrument of divine melody.

The human microcosm that contains all four worlds within it and is the primary agent for their repair and unification.

The eternal essence on a pilgrimage from separation to divine union, characterized by its profound longing and capacity for transformation.

The eternal seeker, the fragment of divine light that yearns for return to its source, embodied in the moth’s relentless longing.

The eternal, indestructible essence that undergoes the Phoenix process, using experience and form as its temporary garments.

The eternal spark of divine origin, the traveler who hears the Peacock’s cry within and undertakes the perilous journey from multiplicity back to unity.

The hollowed reed, the individual essence that remembers its divine origin and yearns for reunion, whose very emptiness makes it a vessel for spirit.

The immortal, journeying essence of a being, which can wander, become lost, or be retrieved through sacred acts.

The essential, non-physical essence of a being, perceived as a fragile, separable entity that can be lost, stolen, or healed, requiring vigilant guardianship.

The essential, animating essence of a being, which can become detached or stolen, requiring a perilous quest for its retrieval and reintegration.

Understood here as the transpersonal vessel of merit, connecting the individual anonymously to the fate of the whole.