Is it manic, misguided, seeing a soul in everything? (9)

I believe the answer is:

animistic

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'a soul in everything?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'is it manic misguided' is the wordplay.
'misguided' indicates anagramming the letters (letters guided into the wrong places).
'is'+'it'+'manic'='isitmanic'
'isitmanic' with letters rearranged gives 'ANIMISTIC'.

'seeing' is the link.

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