Animism
In the above podcast we talk about “Bot Lore” in our game. By replacing human limbs with robot parts, the Player increases their spritual awaress while at the same time losing a little bit of ego. The more limbs you lose fighting robots, the more you start to understand the more spiritual aspects of bot life.
The robots (who are egloess) believe that everything is living and deserves respect. The table you are sitting at is alive. The cup, the saucepan. Everything is alive. this is borroed from the idea of Animism.
Animism is a worldview and belief system that attributes a spiritual essence or soul to all things in nature, including animals, plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena. This perspective holds that everything in the universe possesses a distinct spiritual quality, agency, and consciousness.
In some ways this intersects with Carl Jung’s idea. Jung had a huge collection of beer steins which he spoke to daily. Listen to the following podcast to see what we’re trying to hook into…
- Article & Podcast – Everyday Animism: Did Jung Speak to his Pots and Pans?