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The History of God
FIELD No. DBA1
Visual depiction of A Basilosaurus — ancient serpentine whale — writhing through a warm Eocene sea

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Vol. I · Animism

A Basilosaurus — ancient serpentine whale — writhing through a warm Eocene sea

18 metres long

vestigial hind limbs visible, deep marine blue palette, loose brushwork, sharp focus, 4K detail

Organization
Animistic Animal Spirits
Time period
Pre-history – present (animism is continuous)
Location
Worldwide

Source attribution

This visual depiction is one of 1,947 in the archive — a creative historical rendering of how natural-animal has expressed the divine. The depiction is interpretive, not iconographic.

Cross-references — same archetype or region

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An okapi standing in the dark Ituri forest understorey

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A Bengal tiger wading through a mangrove forest creek at high tide

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 Visual depiction of A giraffe feeding from the crown of an acacia tree at sunrise

A giraffe feeding from the crown of an acacia tree at sunrise

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 Visual depiction of A jaguar resting on a moss-covered branch above a jungle river

A jaguar resting on a moss-covered branch above a jungle river

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A natterjack toad calling from a shallow sandy pool at night

A natterjack toad calling from a shallow sandy pool at night

natural-animal