Where did all this start? It started with a pubescent dream that carved itself deeply into my being. The woman was not real. Not an actual person. Likely an amalgamation of many women in my life at the time. Women I had seen. Women I had known. After a time I gave her a name. I don't know where the name came from either, but I felt comfortable calling her "Alice."

Trying to understand Alice has lead me to the deep end of my own psyche. The water feels inviting and so I swim further out.

While I am calling this my Anima Book, it is not specifically about my anima. It is not about Alice. She may feature in it, but many of the places and themes I will explore do not include her directly. Nevertheless, it seems fitting that she is my emblem as I seek to understand my own mind.