▁is ▁Log os . ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁E ros ▁could ▁be ▁expressed ▁in ▁modern ▁terms ▁as ▁psych ic ▁related ness , ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁Log os ▁as ▁objective ▁interest . ▁ ▁This ▁gender ing ▁of ▁er os ▁and ▁log os ▁is ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁Jung ' s ▁theory ▁of ▁the ▁an ima / anim us ▁sy zy gy ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁ps y che . ▁Sy zy gy ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁split ▁between ▁male ▁and ▁female . ▁According ▁to ▁Jung , ▁this ▁split ▁is ▁rec ap it ulated ▁in ▁the ▁un cons cious ▁mind ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁" contr ase x ual " ▁( opp os ite - gender ed ) ▁elements ▁called ▁the ▁an ima ▁( in ▁men ) ▁and ▁the ▁anim us ▁( in ▁women ). ▁Thus ▁men ▁have ▁an ▁un cons cious ▁femin ine ▁principle , ▁the ▁" an ima ", ▁which ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁femin ine ▁er os . ▁The ▁work ▁of ▁individ u ation ▁for ▁men ▁involves ▁becoming ▁conscious ▁of ▁the ▁an ima ▁and ▁learning ▁to ▁accept ▁it ▁as ▁one ' s ▁own , ▁which ▁ent ails ▁accepting ▁er os . ▁This ▁is ▁necessary ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁see ▁beyond ▁the ▁pro jections ▁that ▁initially ▁blind ▁the ▁conscious ▁e go . ▁" T aking ▁back ▁the ▁pro jections " ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁task ▁in ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁individ u ation , ▁which ▁involves ▁ow ning ▁and ▁subject iv izing ▁un cons cious ▁forces ▁which ▁are ▁initially ▁regarded ▁as ▁al ien . ▁ ▁In ▁ess ence , ▁Jung '