Deus Sive Natura

Deus Sive Natura roughly translates to God is Nature. It is the philosophy that there is no difference between reality and divinity. Taoism aligns with Deus Sive Natura, with the concept of Yin and Yang being one of its central features. Believers viewed fruits such as peaches, plums and cherries as physical embodiments of Yin and Yang duality. These fruits, commonplace to us, yet mythical for others, depict a Garden of Paradise, where God is Nature and Nature is God.

Banner Drafts

Here are my pattern drafts for the banner that were shown in class.

  1. Plain warm background, varied placement of motifs
  2. Plain black background, symmetric-esque placement of motifs
  3. Patterned warm background, varied placement of motifs
  4. Patterned black background, symmetric-esque placement of motifs
  5. Patterned black background, symmetric-esque placement of motifs

Revised edition

Moodboard

This is my exploration moodboard for the Super/Naturalist project brief. With my
personal belief that science and spirituality are intrinsically linked, I’m going in the direction of Naturalistic Pantheism, and branching out towards aspects of religions that fall under that philosophy, as as Taoism and Orphism.