I was inspired by the recent Radiolab program called After Life to go on an image odyssey for the term “human soul.”

The program covers a series of ideas/musings on the moment we slip from life into whatever (if anything) lies beyond. Take a listen if such explorations strike your fancy.

I stayed clear of most modern religious “soul” depictions, simply out of personal preference. I much prefer images like this robot:

I do enjoy vintage woodcuts and prints of the “soul” though.

Some soul images were intriguing abstractions.

A tortured soul?

I love how this painting came up in the search (religious connotations? Yes. But too cool to pass up):