soul fragments

Divided essence parts

Soul fragments are pieces of a person's spirit or essence believed to have broken off due to trauma, loss, or emotional damage.

The concept appears in shamanic traditions and New Age spirituality, where healing involves retrieving these scattered parts: The shaman journeyed to recover her soul fragments.

In fantasy gaming and fiction, soul fragments often refer to pieces of a character's soul deliberately separated and stored—sometimes to achieve immortality or preserve power: The villain hid his soul fragments in cursed objects throughout the realm.

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essence · fracture · dark night · exorcism · past lives · karmic debt · possession · being · ghost · intangibles · self · shamanic healing · energy healing · spirit world · astral body · dissociation · Neoplatonism · ethereal

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Universal unifying consciousness

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