On the anima sola, what is the discourse around it like? Any experience?
For those that don't know the anima sola is generally tonight as the loneliest soul in purgatory, whatever soul is the one in that position, however in the Caribbean, Colombia and Venezuela it is thought as a individual spirit, some mention the legend of Celestina Abdegano or Maria Celestina, a woman that denied water to Jesus and as a result is still in purgatory... I'm commercial Catholic art the anima sola is often represented as a woman burning I'm purgatory.
In your country is the anima sola an "entity" or a non specific soul?
On a more personal level I've been thinking about praying for help from the anima sola and of course help her cleanse in purgatory, it does sound a bit transactional but doing things with the intention of interceding seems to be all that we both could need.
However I was asking for personal experiences, because in the latin America the anima sola is more of an occult spirit(?) basically there's a discourse about it being dangerous to not fulfill a promise, or the souls being generally anger prone spirits if anything goes wrong and honestly that's not what I'm looking for, compared to the more "traditional" understanding of it being a soul which will be actually very relieved to be helped and rather grateful.
In your experience is the anima sola a good soul (whether you think of it as an entity or non specific soul)? Is it rather safe to work with "her" (for the lack of a better prounoun). What do you find her character to be? Is it a grateful soul or a serious strict spirit who will punish you if you don't fulfill your promise or any other reason....