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The History of God
FIELD No. AE75
Visual depiction of A great blue heron standing motionless at the edge of a misty marsh

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Vol. I · Animism

A great blue heron standing motionless at the edge of a misty marsh

still water reflecting its form

pale morning light, muted cool palette, loose brushwork, naturalist 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.

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A Glyptodon — armoured like a Volkswagen — grazing on a Pleistocene plain

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 Visual depiction of A jewel beetle on a tropical leaf

A jewel beetle on a tropical leaf

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 Visual depiction of A numbat foraging in Western Australian jarrah forest

A numbat foraging in Western Australian jarrah forest

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