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The History of God
FIELD No. 3CF9
Visual depiction of A humpback whale breaching in an arctic fjord

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Vol. I · Animism

A humpback whale breaching in an arctic fjord

massive body twisting in midair

ice cliffs in background, muted cool palette, fine line work, 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 bobcat crouched in deep autumn leaf litter

A bobcat crouched in deep autumn leaf litter

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Diprotodon — wombat the size of a rhinoceros — in a Pleistocene Australian landscape

A Diprotodon — wombat the size of a rhinoceros — in a Pleistocene Australian landscape

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Gorgonopsid stalking a Lystrosaurus across a Permian plain

A Gorgonopsid stalking a Lystrosaurus across a Permian plain

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A leafcutter ant carrying a leaf fragment many times its size along a jungle path

A leafcutter ant carrying a leaf fragment many times its size along a jungle path

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Paraceratherium — the largest land mammal ever — browsing treetops in an Oligocene forest

A Paraceratherium — the largest land mammal ever — browsing treetops in an Oligocene forest

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A sea turtle swimming gracefully through a coral reef

A sea turtle swimming gracefully through a coral reef

natural-animal