What is animism?
So what exactly is animism? Well the dictionary definition is "the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena" or "the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe". To put it into simpler terms, people who are animists believe that literally everything has a soul. For example, your pet dog or your goldfish has a soul and feels things and has thoughts and emotions just like you. This computer you're reading this off of? It has a soul too (according to animists). Some animists often do witch craft and other types of spells for protection. To protect their villages or their homes or even themselves from bad spirits, they will use different types of protection spells. They believe everything either has a good or bad spirit, but they respect all spirits, because respect is key in animism.