Benjamin finally got his first look at the Animus. He felt an instinctive shiver of fear and loathing run down his spine as he gazed at the creature. Oddly enough, he felt as though he should know this…thing…as it sat there on the raised dais before him, as if there was some sense of recognition concerning this creature, even though Benjamin knew that he had never seen anything like the Animus in this world or any other.

Carl Gustav Jung So I digress. I was intending to write a post covering the second painting in the 'Eve' series, 'The Temptation Of Adam '. But, as I was drawing the profile picture of one of the most pivotal characters of my book, 'The Substance of Things Hoped For', a thought occurred to me. as I drew the picture of the Animus , I realized how dark the picture looked. How...demonic. As a Christian, I usually shy away from such depictions; I don't even watch horror movies