Anima (possible SPOILERS)

[ShivaBlizzard8]

LOL :P

Until he gets here, here are my ideas:

The Latin meaning for "Anima" is ghost or soul, while the psychological definition is the feminine side of a man's subconcious.

Personally, I think that a lot of Seymour's anger came from his mother's decision - although she thought she was doing the right thing, in actuality, Seymour would rather have had his mother alive with him than transformed into an aeon.

His mother hoped that by allowing Seymour to summon her, he would gain respect in Spira and therefore abandon the sociopathic route his personality was taking. However, when this didn't work, she deeply regretted her choice, feeling that it was her fault Seymour became evil. Her frustration that as a human, she could have done more to stop him, and her despair and being doomed to perform acts of evil against the innocent was physically manifested in her appearence.

Her chains could easily symbolize her sense of helplessness and inability to do anything about it once she became an Aeon.