Motif
life-token plant indicating absent person's fate
life_token_plant_indicating_absent_person_s_fate
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Life-Tokens Signaling an Absent Person's Fate. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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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 6695-6769 confidence: high
A Bengali prince plants a tree and says, “This tree is my life,” explaining that green, fading, or fully faded states correspond to his wellbeing, danger, or death.
A tree and a barley plant left behind by princes show the condition of the absent owner, including danger or death.
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