Motif
Sacred tree whose life is lodged in an evergreen growth
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A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Plants and Trees Holding Life. 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 6498-6584 confidence: high
The mistletoe is described as the seat of life of the oak; its evergreen foliage among bare branches is treated as a sign that divine life survived there.
The mistletoe is identified as the life-seat of the oak because it remains green when the deciduous oak’s branches are bare.
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