Each of these seven major chakras (in Buddhism, four) is associated with a specific colour, shape, sense organ, natural element, deity, and mantra (monosyllabic prayer formula).
Lima used pictures of buildings, shoes, wild animals, ancient deities, natural elements, and even kitchen utensils to create his curious collages.
In our own defence, the ascription of human qualities and mental states to non-human others may not simply be an inveterate habit of ours (e.g. personification of animals, natural phenomena or deities over millennia of storytelling), but a trait inherently 'wired' in our biology (Press 2011).
"The aboriginal Hawaiians had a belief that plants were the natural forms of certain deities.
Some major gods were clearly personifications of natural phenomena, and these deities assumed no clearly delineated personalities.
Most Egyptian deities represent natural or social phenomena.
Hawaiians associated elements of their natural environment with particular deities.
Representing the spirits of deities, animals, natural growths and deceased ancestors, the dolls are often made from cottonwood root, featuring crescent-shaped mouths, beaks or snouts, as well as bird wings, feathers, and animal horns. .
Deities represented natural forces and phenomena, and the Egyptians supported and appeased them through offerings and rituals so that these forces would continue to function according to maat, or divine order.
The shen comprises deities of the natural environment, gods representing specific concepts or groups, heroes and ancestors, and figures from Chinese mythology.
