nefesh, n.All

Nefesh (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the Cabalists' lower soul of desire, which matches the black prima materia in the nigredo; psychologically it is the unconscious anima.