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The History of God
FIELD No. 02DE
Visual depiction of A common shrew hunting insects in autumn leaf litter

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Vol. I · Animism

A common shrew hunting insects in autumn leaf litter

frantic small form

soft diffused forest light, muted earthy palette, loose brushwork, naturalist sketchbook 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 Permian landscape before the great extinction

A Permian landscape before the great extinction

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A serval making a spectacular vertical leap to catch a bird in tall savanna grass

A serval making a spectacular vertical leap to catch a bird in tall savanna grass

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A turtle dove calling from a bramble thicket in summer

A turtle dove calling from a bramble thicket in summer

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of An Atolla jellyfish bioluminescing in the deep sea

An Atolla jellyfish bioluminescing in the deep sea

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A common kingfisher perched on a reed above a canal at dawn

A common kingfisher perched on a reed above a canal at dawn

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A giant anteater moving through damp jungle floor leaf litter

A giant anteater moving through damp jungle floor leaf litter

natural-animal