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The History of God
FIELD No. 4C57
Visual depiction of A wolverine defending a fresh elk carcass from circling ravens in deep taiga snow

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Vol. I · Animism

A wolverine defending a fresh elk carcass from circling ravens in deep taiga snow

fierce posture

steam rising, cold blue and warm ochre 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 Eohippus dawn horse — the size of a fox — picking through an Eocene forest

An Eohippus dawn horse — the size of a fox — picking through an Eocene forest

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Baryonyx fishing in a shallow Cretaceous river

A Baryonyx fishing in a shallow Cretaceous river

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A coyote trotting silently through tall prairie grass at dawn

A coyote trotting silently through tall prairie grass at dawn

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A giant sea scorpion — Jaekelopterus — the largest arthropod ever

A giant sea scorpion — Jaekelopterus — the largest arthropod ever

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A humpback whale breaching in an arctic fjord

A humpback whale breaching in an arctic fjord

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A moon jellyfish drifting in open ocean

A moon jellyfish drifting in open ocean

natural-animal