[[buck-1.72-wind-breeze]] [[breath]] # Soul - PIE `h₂u̯eh₁-` ("blow") - Skt. `vā́ti` - Grk. `áēsi` - PIE `h₂enh₁-` ("breathe") - Skt. `ániti` ("?") - Gk. `ánemos` ("wind") - Lat. `animus/-a` ("spirit, soul, self") - In RV 10.90.13, when the cosmos is made from the sacrificed Puruṣa, Vāyu is created from his breath. - The Vedic word for “soul,” atman, is cognate with German atmen, “to breathe.” ***Is there a connection between the PIE [Winds](buck-1.72-wind-breeze.md), human breath, and the human soul.*** [[reincarnation-rebirth]], [[karma]] [[states-of-mind]] Organocentrism (life breath) but no psychophysical dualism (mind/body)? ### Germanic [[soul-germanic]] ### Greek [[soul-greek]] ### Misc [[r-thapar1994]] ## Concepts [[concept-mind-memory-song]] [[motif--soul-as-horse-or-chariot-rider]]