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The History of God
FIELD No. B1B2
Visual depiction of A black bear cub climbing a gnarled oak tree in autumn forest

Hover to play loop & narration. Visual depiction; cultural attribution in the metadata below.

Vol. I · Animism

A black bear cub climbing a gnarled oak tree in autumn forest

orange and gold leaves surrounding it

soft diffused light, muted earthy palette, picture book style, 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

Visual depiction of A badger emerging from its sett at dusk in a grassy meadow

A badger emerging from its sett at dusk in a grassy meadow

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A common shrew hunting insects in autumn leaf litter

A common shrew hunting insects in autumn leaf litter

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A giant ground sloth rearing up at a human hunting party in a Pleistocene North American forest

A giant ground sloth rearing up at a human hunting party in a Pleistocene North American forest

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A hornet queen building the first delicate paper cells of a new nest in spring

A hornet queen building the first delicate paper cells of a new nest in spring

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Moeritherium — the size of a pig

A Moeritherium — the size of a pig

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A red squirrel burying a nut in autumn leaf litter

A red squirrel burying a nut in autumn leaf litter

natural-animal