oversoul

[ oh-ver-sohl ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˌsoʊl /

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noun Philosophy.

(especially in transcendentalism) a supreme reality or mind; the spiritual unity of all being.

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Origin of oversoul

An Americanism dating back to 1841–44; over- + soul

I believe in the unseen world and believe the cosmos is probably something like the Oversoul that Emerson wrote of.
Where’s the Faith in Fiction? Try Crime Novels|David Masciotra|March 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The club was a funny mixture of rabbis and weedy old ladies, the "oversoul" and oysters.
Louisa May Alcott|Louisa May Alcott
Crosslegged under an umbrel umbershoot he thrones an Aztec logos, functioning on astral levels, their oversoul, mahamahatma.
Ulysses|James Joyce
About the time the grain was ready to house, some call of the Oversoul wafted all the men away.
Silver Pitchers: and Independence|Louisa May Alcott

It springs, in fact, from a related portion of the race-oversoul.
The Drama of Love and Death|Edward Carpenter
Thus pleads Emerson in the name of the child's potential oversoul.
Child Versus Parent|Stephen Wise