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The History of God
FIELD No. EAD2
Visual depiction of The aurora australis over Antarctica

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Vol. I · Animism

The aurora australis over Antarctica

green and violet curtains of light above a research station in the polar night

cool green and indigo 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 black rhinoceros charging through dry thornbush

A black rhinoceros charging through dry thornbush

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Deinotherium — elephant with downward-curving tusks — at a Miocene waterhole

A Deinotherium — elephant with downward-curving tusks — at a Miocene waterhole

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Glyptodon — armoured like a Volkswagen — grazing on a Pleistocene plain

A Glyptodon — armoured like a Volkswagen — grazing on a Pleistocene plain

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A jerboa leaping through low desert scrub at night

A jerboa leaping through low desert scrub at night

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A North American porcupine climbing a white birch tree in winter

A North American porcupine climbing a white birch tree in winter

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A sand cat hunting a scorpion at twilight in the Sahara

A sand cat hunting a scorpion at twilight in the Sahara

natural-animal