Followers of the Path of Anima, Spiritists, are astropolitan animists that revere the anima of the world and pay respects to Mortem, Vita, and numerous other minor gods who do not seek power or might, but rather intend to play their role in the cycle of Animist energies in the world. The followers of the Path of Anima are not the only ones to revere Mortem and Vita, who are observed in countless ideoligions across the planet. However, it is Spiritists who revere the cycle of Anima and the gods that maintain them.
Culturally, the Path of Anima followers revere nature, healthcare, and culture. They disapprove of violence but do not hesitate to take to arms in conflicts they deem necessary. People hold high spirits and enjoy life when they can, celebrating life even in death and taking solace knowing they will all be reunited one day. They love recreation and take great care to record their experiences and knowledge, exalting writing and documentation. However, what stands out is their use of dronification. The guilty or the voluntary may be dronified and serve society. In a world frought with banditry and upstart newborn gods leading their minor nations to conquest, there is no shortage of the guilty.
The ideoligion of the Path of Anima has numerous specialists related to healthcare. The nurses or ‘Clinicians’, the moral guides or ‘Scholars’, and the medical specialists or ‘Clinicists’, work in the clinics and hospitals of Spiritist nations. Rather than celebrating individual birthdays, continued life itself is celebrated on the yearly Life’s Advent, wherein Spiritists revere Vita and celebrate in Advent Parks that are decorated and themed after the holiday year-round. Additionally, Spiritists will hold Wild Fairs with skylanterns occasionally to mark important events or milestones. On death, Spiritists hold a crematory requiem, giving thanks to Mortem for maintaining the cycle and guiding souls to reside within’ the unconscious noosphere of sapient beings.
Spiritists revere the Anima Codex, an ever-updating and curated textbook of critical information on Anima which holds key foundational knowledge of the nature of the cycle. Copies of the Anima Codex are circulated and the information is updated by Spiritst scholars in their studies. They also hold a circular symbol known as the anifocus as an important symbol of the cycle. The anifocus symbol can be seen on numerous anima cycle gods’ collars such as Mortem and Vita. The anifocus will often be found engraved on walls or melded into silver jewelry and worn by Spiritists. Spiritist service members will even attach a charm in the shape of an anifocus to their weapons to aid their spirits in battle.
There are numerous Spiritists across the planet. While they comprise the largest system of belief, they are so spread out that they are a minority in virtually every nation. There are exceptions; they lead in numerous minor nations with the Republic of the Winter being the only powerful majority Spiritist nation.