荒あら魂たま

noun

wild spirit; rough aspect of a kami's soul

Shinto term referring to the dynamic, forceful, or potentially destructive aspect of a kami's spirit, contrasted with 和魂 (にぎたま), the gentle aspect.

• 神しん道とうでは、神かみには荒あら魂たまと和にぎ魂たまの二ふたつの側そく面めんがあるとされる。

  In Shinto, it is said that a kami has two aspects: the wild spirit and the gentle spirit.