Mistress

In the Jungian sense it would represent an anima projection. That is, being dominated or influenced by the projection of all our fantastic longings, imaginings, desires, hopes and hungerings for ideal love, on to a physical and ordinary woman who is not such a wonderful creature. But as we long for her to be such, we project these qualities on to her. It may in fact be that the woman wishes to be regarded in this light, as a goddess, and so encourages these feelings. In legend, before Eve, a being called Lilith was created by Adam’s longings. But she was really only a phantom. Nevertheless, when Eve arrived, Adam’s attention was still much turned to Lilith. The same problem still haunts men and women.