It is thought that “soul” is of a Germanic (Pagan) origin of uncertain meaning. Western secular narratives tend to incorrectly use “soul” when referring to “psyche”. The Greeks would not have known this term and did not agree with the notion of a spirit existing in opposition to the body. This is a purely Christian corruption of this Greek term. It is a habit of laziness that even academics who should know better at Oxford and Cambridge – still confuse “psyche” for “soul”. These two terms are not the same and should not be conflated. An argument can be made that “psyche” could be construed as the “moment of conception” in the womb (rather than a “soul” which is separate from the body, and which has nothing to do with sexuality). Psyche is the “essence” of psychological and physical existence.
