Animism is a monist metaphysical stance based upon the idea that mind and matter are not distinct and separate substances but an integrated reality rooted in nature.
All that is obvious detracts completely from all that is not.
There are no facts only stories.
The way we see the world is not actually the world in itself. What we see is our idea of it. The truth is we have no notion of what the world is other than through the veils of our perception.