Motif
imitative magic through fiery sun-images
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A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Sympathetic and Imitative Fire Magic. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 6080-6136 confidence: high
The custom of rolling a burning wheel down a hillside is described as an imitation of the sun's course, especially apt at Midsummer.
The passage describes burning wheels, a burning tar-barrel, and sun-shaped blazing discs as mimicking the sun's course, revolution, or form.
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