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The History of God
FIELD No. CE8B
Visual depiction of An Ediacaran seafloor crowded with soft-bodied organisms

Hover to play loop & narration. Visual depiction; cultural attribution in the metadata below.

Vol. I · Animism

An Ediacaran seafloor crowded with soft-bodied organisms

Dickinsonia and Charnia fronds

the first complex life, cool grey-blue and rose 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 A bald eagle landing on a weathered dead snag above a river

A bald eagle landing on a weathered dead snag above a river

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A common toad migrating across a wet road on a rainy night

A common toad migrating across a wet road on a rainy night

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A giant Pacific octopus in a kelp forest den

A giant Pacific octopus in a kelp forest den

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A horseshoe crab crawling up a moonlit beach to spawn

A horseshoe crab crawling up a moonlit beach to spawn

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A monarch butterfly resting on an autumn milkweed flower in a meadow

A monarch butterfly resting on an autumn milkweed flower in a meadow

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A red-eyed tree frog clinging to a wet bromeliad leaf in tropical downpour

A red-eyed tree frog clinging to a wet bromeliad leaf in tropical downpour

natural-animal