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The History of God
FIELD No. 2DD9
Visual depiction of A pink river dolphin surfacing in a flooded Amazonian forest

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Vol. I · Animism

A pink river dolphin surfacing in a flooded Amazonian forest

long beak

tree roots all around in dark tannin water, warm terracotta and jade palette, loose brushwork, 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 An octopus tucked in a coral crevice

An octopus tucked in a coral crevice

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A beaver building its dam in a forest pond at twilight

A beaver building its dam in a forest pond at twilight

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Dalmatian pelican landing on a Danube delta lake

A Dalmatian pelican landing on a Danube delta lake

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Gila woodpecker at its nest hole in a towering saguaro cactus

A Gila woodpecker at its nest hole in a towering saguaro cactus

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A hyena clan drinking at a moonlit waterhole

A hyena clan drinking at a moonlit waterhole

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A mountain goat standing on a sheer rock face above a deep alpine valley

A mountain goat standing on a sheer rock face above a deep alpine valley

natural-animal