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The History of God
FIELD No. 48D8
Visual depiction of An osprey pulling a large fish clear of a lake surface

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Vol. I · Animism

An osprey pulling a large fish clear of a lake surface

water droplets frozen in air

wings spread, overcast grey light, muted cool palette, loose brushwork, naturalist 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 pod of dolphins surfing the bow wave of a vessel at sunset

A pod of dolphins surfing the bow wave of a vessel at sunset

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Siberian crane in flight over the Poyang Lake wetlands in winter

A Siberian crane in flight over the Poyang Lake wetlands in winter

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A water vole swimming across a still reed-fringed river

A water vole swimming across a still reed-fringed river

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of An Ichthyosaurus pod leaping from a Jurassic sea at sunset

An Ichthyosaurus pod leaping from a Jurassic sea at sunset

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A bearded vulture dropping a bone from a great height above an alpine valley

A bearded vulture dropping a bone from a great height above an alpine valley

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Cynognathus — mammal-like reptile — stalking prey in a Triassic landscape

A Cynognathus — mammal-like reptile — stalking prey in a Triassic landscape

natural-animal