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The History of God
FIELD No. F52E
Visual depiction of A manta ray gliding through a cleaning station on a reef

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Vol. I · Animism

A manta ray gliding through a cleaning station on a reef

small wrasse fish attending it

clear warm water, muted warm-blue 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 Brontotherium — giant rhinoceros-like mammal — in combat on an Oligocene plain

A Brontotherium — giant rhinoceros-like mammal — in combat on an Oligocene plain

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Dunkleosteus armoured fish lunging at prey in a Devonian reef

A Dunkleosteus armoured fish lunging at prey in a Devonian reef

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A great horned owl perched on a snow-dusted pine branch in moonlight

A great horned owl perched on a snow-dusted pine branch in moonlight

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A lioness crouching low as she stalks a wildebeest across open plain at golden hour

A lioness crouching low as she stalks a wildebeest across open plain at golden hour

natural-animal

 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