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The History of God
FIELD No. 2D04
Visual depiction of A remora attached to a shark's belly

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Vol. I · Animism

A remora attached to a shark's belly

cleaning relationship

deep clear blue water, muted cool palette, fine line work, naturalist sketchbook 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.

Cross-references — same archetype or region

Visual depiction of A colony of Adélie penguins on a rocky Antarctic shore

A colony of Adélie penguins on a rocky Antarctic shore

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A flock of Gallimimus running in panic across an open Cretaceous plain

A flock of Gallimimus running in panic across an open Cretaceous plain

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A harpy eagle perched in an Amazon canopy

A harpy eagle perched in an Amazon canopy

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A meerkat family standing sentinel on a termite mound at midday

A meerkat family standing sentinel on a termite mound at midday

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A praying mantis perched on a forest leaf in dappled sunlight

A praying mantis perched on a forest leaf in dappled sunlight

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Smilodon driving its sabre teeth into the neck of a giant ground sloth

A Smilodon driving its sabre teeth into the neck of a giant ground sloth

natural-animal