Word Finder - psyche

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The human soul, mind, or spirit.

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(chiefly psychology) The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.

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A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.

By this means, the world psyche maximizes its experience.

The tale, which is almost identical with the Lohengrin legend, belongs to the class of the Cupid and Psyche narratives.

The bride sins as in Eros and Psyche, Freja and Oddur, Pururavas and Urvasi.

Interactive cat toys are good for your cat's psyche.

These habits became deeply ingrained in his design psyche.

That research is no substitute for understanding the human psyche.

The water represents the subconscious, the female side of the psyche, the wellsprings of creativity.

After reading the package and diving into my own psyche, I decided that the following conditions must be met to recommend this product to others.

Would his masterpiece about the depths of one man's twisted psyche have been celebrated in any other decade?

He is helped by young cadet Poe, who reveals an agile mind and a troubled psyche.

The wife's desire to know her husband's origin is a parallel of the myth of Cupid and Psyche, and bore in medieval times a similar mystical interpretation.

Myth comes out of the deepest recesses of the human psyche, which is why these old stories remain so powerful.

The myth goes that Psyche, or Psykhe, was once a beautiful, mortal princess who eventually married Eros, the god of love, after a series of despairing events.

But if we are supposed to enter the psyche of Sellers, maybe that's the point.

Each acknowledgment of England's improvement is wrapped around a spiky jibe which could wound any fragile psyche in Vaughan's team.

The pagan impulse is deeply embedded in the human psyche.

The question now is whether the American psyche has the balls to look into its internal shadows its deeply riven social unity.

In orthodox history Henry VIII is regarded as a great king, yet he was a tyrant who severely damaged the nation's psyche.

Also, dreams usually tell a very large amount about the state of a person's psyche, and recurring dreams are particularly telling.

This, as said before, is man's psyche, his mortal soul.

For the couple that go the gym together, an upbeat soundtrack for running will illustrate a profound understanding of your lovers psyche.

By tapping in to the energies of the cosmos, you can also revitalize your mind, body, spirit, and psyche to better deal with the individual stress triggers in your life.

Focusing inward to see the "I" of the psyche with images from different life stages.

Although the tailfins and convertible roof make this model highly desirable for collectors, the Corvette did not earn its way into the American psyche until the debut of the Sting Ray in 1963.

Dream analysis becomes a critical aspect of healing the psyche and of solving personal problems.

Eros (also called Cupid by the Romans) married Psyche, who was a beautiful mortal princess.

The romantic tale of their courtship is Roman in origin and the early Greeks did not mention Psyche.

While women were very rarely pirates, the idea of female pirates - or at least wenches - is fully ingrained in the psyche.

As a Scorpio delves into his psyche or into the world around him, his water energy seeks truths and explanations alongside a desire to feel and relish every moment of his journey.

Lost loves and friendships can be devastating to almost every individual, but not all persons are as aware of every aspect of their psyche as a Scorpio.

If you are not well-acquainted with the energies of astrology, working alongside a professional, client-centered astrologer can help you delve further into your psyche.

There are a number of popular myths and urban legends that have become part of America's collective psyche.

Real or imagined, vampires live in the periphery of our collective psyche.

In Greek mythology, Psyche and Eros had a relationship surrounded by butterfly imagery.

I found that a gentle, flowing style of yoga gradually helped my body and also, of course, my psyche to find new ways of being and discover new avenues to create health in body, mind, and spirit.

That said, you don't want to be so nervous that you psyche yourself out.

Creating a fantasy character begins with an idea, a simple what if, but delves deeply into the human psyche inspiring emotion as well as imagination.

A schism in her psyche led her to donning a costume to destroy the Princess.

She was adopted by Mystique and raised as a "villain" - until the day she absorbed the powers and psyche of Ms. Marvel.

Frankly, I'm petrified what I experienced last night might somehow lead to more of the same; people poking sticks at my psyche.

In his Metamorphoses, which were based upon a Greek original, he takes the wonderful story of the adventures of Lucius of Madaura, and interweaves the famous legend of Cupid and Psyche.

For the Roman adaptation of Eros see Cupid, and for the later legend of Cupid and Psyche see Psyche.

In the public psyche, cutting edge urban chic has never been associated with housing associations.

Armed with a rad pistol and a seriously deranged psyche, Lister II becomes the most terrifying threat the crew have ever faced.

That is when it become detrimental to the psyche.

Proclaiming a quitting day will help you prepare yourself mentally and help you psyche yourself up for the big day.

A seeming advantage of Internet dating is that it gives you a fast and deep glance into a candidate's psyche.

Psyche took it upon herself to investigate the physical identity of her beloved.

This agrees with the ancient Greek word for butterflies, "psyche."

Rohde (in Psyche) they are souls of the dead, which after separation from the body enter upon a higher, eternal existence.