Oversoul - Philosophy and Religion

Philosophy and Religion

  • Over-soul, a concept by Ralph Waldo Emerson introduced in his 1841 essay by the same name.
  • A translation of the Vedic term Paramatman.
  • A synonym for anima mundi or ālaya in Helena Petrovna Blavatsky's writings.

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