^{_{In Plato's "The Symposium" a man named Aristophanes shares the story that the first humans were spherical, possessing four arms, four legs, a head and two faces facing opposite directions. Possessing great strength and intelligence, these spherical humans fought the gods, but were split in half by the slashing of a jealous god to diminish their power. These first spherical humans split into two halves, male and female, and since then they have constantly sought each other out, longing to be reunited.}}

^{_{Animus is described as the unconscious male side of the female, while Anima is described as the unconscious female side of the male}}

^{_{Men, project their feminine qualities (anima) onto women; and women, project their masculine qualities (animus) onto men.}}

^{_{Love at first sight, for example, is a positive projection effect created by anima and animus}}