Introduction: “spirituphile” is a rare word, born from the union of the noble Latin spiritus (spirit) and the gentle Greek philos (one who loves). — Is it a neologism for an ancient reality? — Let us make it clear that spirituphilia has nothing to do with spirituality, much less with necrophilia, nor, worse still, with the cannibalism of the dead. Thus, a spirituphile is simply someone who loves a soul. (For example: I love the soul of Norma Jeane, just as I love those of my late father, my departed mother, my ancestors, and so on.)

A perhaps more accurate term would be “amouranimus”, formed from amor (love) and animus (soul). According to artificial intelligence, this word denotes an “enthusiast of someone’s soul”, moved by deep affection or a sincere interest in the spiritual or inner dimension of a person. Thus, a spiritual lover could be called an “amouranimus”.

Far be it from me to claim that I am the only one who loves the soul of Marilyn Monroe. Far be it from me to present myself as the first among the amouranimus. Far be it from me to indulge in such vanity, for the history of the world precedes me and will outlive me. In short, my only originality lies in giving a name to this age-old emotion: spiritual love, or amouranimic love (according to artificial intelligence).

Would you like examples of spiritual love?

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The first conscious human being became an amouranimus when confronted with the death of a loved one and, through that loss, discovered — or imagined — the existence of an “elsewhere”.

All those who, since then, have lived through a similar experience. Exceptionally, according to my traditional beliefs, the mother of Christ was among them — for only three days.

All those who, after us, will live through the same experience.

In parallel, for millennia — through myths, History, and today through media and technology — secret or openly declared admirers of artistic, political, religious, or other figures have gradually reshaped the profile of the amouranimus. This phenomenon intensifies at the precise moment these heroes disappear, or shortly afterward…

Finally, let us make it clear that spirituphile art is not a movement in the plastic arts in the sense of Cubism, Fauvism, Impressionism, decorative art, or even spiritual art, and so on. No! Spirituphile art is a sign of faith and a way of loving.

a) Faith is marked by the certainty of life after death, in which the soul is protected by the Supreme Being from our afflictions.

b) Love — different from the love we know among the living — is expressed through the joy of communicating inwardly with those beings whom their admirers find wonderful. In short, a culture of love without expectation.

c) These two elements reach their highest point when they come together in expression.

In conclusion, all works — paintings, sculptures, poems, symphonies, popular songs, operas, films, plays, drawings, hymns, biographies, or novels — created in tribute, out of love, or out of friendship for a soul belong to spirituphile — or amouranimic — art.