Motif
sympathetic fire charm to summon the absent
sympathetic_fire_charm_to_summon_the_absent
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 Mesnevi XIII. / XVII. / THE END. / FOOTNOTES:; lines 15261-15423 confidence: high
A horseshoe charm with an absent person's name is placed in fire to influence him and make him come quickly, even if his feet bleed from haste.
The footnote describes a named horseshoe placed in fire to exert magical influence over an absent person and make him come quickly.
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