Magic-Realism
The idea that all beings and things are invested with an essence, and an essence that may be sentient at that is not a new one. In a basic form that is how multitudes view their ancestors. Intervention on the part of beings and things is nothing new, and then there are such things as light, and wind, and the wraiths, and gods, and other spiritual/imaginary friends. The Universe is a crowded place, my friends.