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The History of God
FIELD No. 414A
Visual depiction of A humpback whale mother and calf swimming through sunlit open ocean

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Vol. I · Animism

A humpback whale mother and calf swimming through sunlit open ocean

shafts of blue-green light descending

muted cool palette, loose brushwork, dramatic scale, 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 chamois bounding in long leaps across an impossibly steep mountain face

A chamois bounding in long leaps across an impossibly steep mountain face

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A fennec fox at the entrance to its desert den at dusk

A fennec fox at the entrance to its desert den at dusk

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A grey wolf pack resting on a mountain ridge at dawn

A grey wolf pack resting on a mountain ridge at dawn

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A manta ray gliding through a cleaning station on a reef

A manta ray gliding through a cleaning station on a reef

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A poison dart frog perched on a giant wet leaf in dense jungle undergrowth

A poison dart frog perched on a giant wet leaf in dense jungle undergrowth

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A sidewinder rattlesnake moving in S-curves across smooth sand dunes at dusk

A sidewinder rattlesnake moving in S-curves across smooth sand dunes at dusk

natural-animal