Ancient ✦ Wisdom ✦ Atlas

Pairings · the bonds and the order

Which stories travel together — and which walk in front

A motif family rarely journeys alone. Across the corpus, certain pairs of story-patterns keep appearing in the same traditions — bonds conserved from lineage to lineage — and within single texts, certain patterns keep arriving before others. This page is the full ledger of both: every conserved bond, and every candidate ordering, each judged against chance.

346 conserved bonds
200 isolation-proven
72 candidate orderings
11 orderings that survive the null

I · What travels together

The conserved bonds

A bond is conserved when the same two families co-occur in many unrelated traditions. The bar measures spread — how many of the 103 analyzed traditions carry the pair — and the marginal gloss counts every co-occurrence in the corpus.

✦ isolation-proven marks a bond that re-formed among the held-out isolated lineages — peoples with no possible contact with the training corpus — in the preregistered isolated-lineage test. For these 200 bonds, “they borrowed it” is not an available explanation. They lead the ledger; the remaining 146 conserved bonds follow.

  1. Bonds proven in isolation

    1

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 2,100 co-occurrences

    62 traditions carry this pair

  2. 2

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,434 co-occurrences

    55 traditions carry this pair

  3. 3

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ The Hero's Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,024 co-occurrences

    55 traditions carry this pair

  4. 4

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,633 co-occurrences

    55 traditions carry this pair

  5. 5

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,077 co-occurrences

    53 traditions carry this pair

  6. 6

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    ✦ isolation-proven 846 co-occurrences

    49 traditions carry this pair

  7. 7

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    ✦ isolation-proven 663 co-occurrences

    49 traditions carry this pair

  8. 8

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ The Hero's Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 984 co-occurrences

    48 traditions carry this pair

  9. 9

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,565 co-occurrences

    48 traditions carry this pair

  10. 10

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,985 co-occurrences

    47 traditions carry this pair

  11. 11

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,125 co-occurrences

    47 traditions carry this pair

  12. 12

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Death, Rebirth, and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,092 co-occurrences

    47 traditions carry this pair

  13. 13

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    ✦ isolation-proven 2,516 co-occurrences

    46 traditions carry this pair

  14. 14

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Initiation and Transformative Ordeal

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,516 co-occurrences

    46 traditions carry this pair

  15. 15

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ World Axis and Sacred Center

    ✦ isolation-proven 472 co-occurrences

    45 traditions carry this pair

  16. 16

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,270 co-occurrences

    44 traditions carry this pair

  17. 17

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,431 co-occurrences

    43 traditions carry this pair

  18. 18

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ The Hero's Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 442 co-occurrences

    43 traditions carry this pair

  19. 19

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    ✦ isolation-proven 625 co-occurrences

    43 traditions carry this pair

  20. 20

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    ✦ isolation-proven 760 co-occurrences

    42 traditions carry this pair

  21. 21

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 722 co-occurrences

    42 traditions carry this pair

  22. 22

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    ✦ isolation-proven 730 co-occurrences

    42 traditions carry this pair

  23. 23

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    ✦ isolation-proven 847 co-occurrences

    42 traditions carry this pair

  24. 24

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,616 co-occurrences

    42 traditions carry this pair

  25. 25

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,777 co-occurrences

    40 traditions carry this pair

  26. 26

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,071 co-occurrences

    39 traditions carry this pair

  27. 27

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Death, Rebirth, and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 780 co-occurrences

    39 traditions carry this pair

  28. 28

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ The Hero's Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 589 co-occurrences

    37 traditions carry this pair

  29. 29

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning

    ✦ isolation-proven 722 co-occurrences

    37 traditions carry this pair

  30. 30

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    ✦ isolation-proven 623 co-occurrences

    37 traditions carry this pair

  31. 31

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    ✦ isolation-proven 869 co-occurrences

    37 traditions carry this pair

  32. 32

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    ✦ isolation-proven 2,074 co-occurrences

    37 traditions carry this pair

  33. 33

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 540 co-occurrences

    36 traditions carry this pair

  34. 34

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Ascent and Heavenly Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 696 co-occurrences

    35 traditions carry this pair

  35. 35

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,042 co-occurrences

    35 traditions carry this pair

  36. 36

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    ✦ isolation-proven 1,143 co-occurrences

    35 traditions carry this pair

  37. 37

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 375 co-occurrences

    33 traditions carry this pair

  38. 38

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 488 co-occurrences

    33 traditions carry this pair

  39. 39

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Culture Hero and Founder

    ✦ isolation-proven 374 co-occurrences

    33 traditions carry this pair

  40. 40

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 656 co-occurrences

    33 traditions carry this pair

  41. 41

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    ✦ isolation-proven 286 co-occurrences

    32 traditions carry this pair

  42. 42

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 714 co-occurrences

    32 traditions carry this pair

  43. 43

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Initiation and Transformative Ordeal

    ✦ isolation-proven 625 co-occurrences

    32 traditions carry this pair

  44. 44

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    ✦ isolation-proven 966 co-occurrences

    32 traditions carry this pair

  45. 45

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    ✦ isolation-proven 400 co-occurrences

    31 traditions carry this pair

  46. 46

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 411 co-occurrences

    31 traditions carry this pair

  47. 47

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 477 co-occurrences

    31 traditions carry this pair

  48. 48

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 551 co-occurrences

    31 traditions carry this pair

  49. 49

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal

    ✦ isolation-proven 221 co-occurrences

    31 traditions carry this pair

  50. 50

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 286 co-occurrences

    31 traditions carry this pair

  51. 51

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Descent and Underworld Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 280 co-occurrences

    31 traditions carry this pair

  52. 52

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Descent and Underworld Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 212 co-occurrences

    30 traditions carry this pair

  53. 53

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    ✦ isolation-proven 419 co-occurrences

    30 traditions carry this pair

  54. 54

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 711 co-occurrences

    30 traditions carry this pair

  55. 55

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 529 co-occurrences

    30 traditions carry this pair

  56. 56

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    ✦ isolation-proven 368 co-occurrences

    30 traditions carry this pair

  57. 57

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    ✦ isolation-proven 273 co-occurrences

    30 traditions carry this pair

  58. 58

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ The Hero's Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 514 co-occurrences

    30 traditions carry this pair

  59. 59

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Initiation and Transformative Ordeal

    ✦ isolation-proven 224 co-occurrences

    29 traditions carry this pair

  60. 60

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    ✦ isolation-proven 342 co-occurrences

    28 traditions carry this pair

  61. 61

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 663 co-occurrences

    28 traditions carry this pair

  62. 62

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    ✦ isolation-proven 528 co-occurrences

    28 traditions carry this pair

  63. 63

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ The Hero's Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 260 co-occurrences

    27 traditions carry this pair

  64. 64

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal

    ✦ isolation-proven 390 co-occurrences

    27 traditions carry this pair

  65. 65

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Death, Rebirth, and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 293 co-occurrences

    27 traditions carry this pair

  66. 66

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    ✦ isolation-proven 319 co-occurrences

    27 traditions carry this pair

  67. 67

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ The Hero's Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 535 co-occurrences

    27 traditions carry this pair

  68. 68

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    ✦ isolation-proven 319 co-occurrences

    27 traditions carry this pair

  69. 69

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal

    ✦ isolation-proven 331 co-occurrences

    26 traditions carry this pair

  70. 70

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Initiation and Transformative Ordeal

    ✦ isolation-proven 646 co-occurrences

    26 traditions carry this pair

  71. 71

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    ✦ isolation-proven 449 co-occurrences

    26 traditions carry this pair

  72. 72

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Duality and Cosmic Opposition

    ✦ isolation-proven 447 co-occurrences

    26 traditions carry this pair

  73. 73

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    ✦ isolation-proven 310 co-occurrences

    26 traditions carry this pair

  74. 74

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    ✦ isolation-proven 497 co-occurrences

    25 traditions carry this pair

  75. 75

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Death, Rebirth, and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 250 co-occurrences

    25 traditions carry this pair

  76. 76

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    ✦ isolation-proven 329 co-occurrences

    25 traditions carry this pair

  77. 77

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    ✦ isolation-proven 274 co-occurrences

    25 traditions carry this pair

  78. 78

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    ✦ isolation-proven 397 co-occurrences

    25 traditions carry this pair

  79. 79

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Duality and Cosmic Opposition

    ✦ isolation-proven 166 co-occurrences

    25 traditions carry this pair

  80. 80

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    ✦ isolation-proven 205 co-occurrences

    25 traditions carry this pair

  81. 81

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    ✦ isolation-proven 253 co-occurrences

    24 traditions carry this pair

  82. 82

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 200 co-occurrences

    24 traditions carry this pair

  83. 83

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 176 co-occurrences

    24 traditions carry this pair

  84. 84

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    ✦ isolation-proven 405 co-occurrences

    24 traditions carry this pair

  85. 85

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    ✦ isolation-proven 398 co-occurrences

    24 traditions carry this pair

  86. 86

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    ✦ isolation-proven 512 co-occurrences

    24 traditions carry this pair

  87. 87

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Culture Hero and Founder

    ✦ isolation-proven 174 co-occurrences

    24 traditions carry this pair

  88. 88

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    ✦ isolation-proven 185 co-occurrences

    24 traditions carry this pair

  89. 89

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    ✦ isolation-proven 909 co-occurrences

    24 traditions carry this pair

  90. 90

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    ✦ isolation-proven 402 co-occurrences

    24 traditions carry this pair

  91. 91

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ The Hero's Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 346 co-occurrences

    23 traditions carry this pair

  92. 92

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    ✦ isolation-proven 240 co-occurrences

    23 traditions carry this pair

  93. 93

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 233 co-occurrences

    23 traditions carry this pair

  94. 94

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning

    ✦ isolation-proven 285 co-occurrences

    23 traditions carry this pair

  95. 95

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal

    ✦ isolation-proven 188 co-occurrences

    23 traditions carry this pair

  96. 96

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 279 co-occurrences

    23 traditions carry this pair

  97. 97

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Initiation and Transformative Ordeal

    ✦ isolation-proven 378 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  98. 98

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal

    ✦ isolation-proven 190 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  99. 99

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Duality and Cosmic Opposition

    ✦ isolation-proven 336 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  100. 100

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    ✦ isolation-proven 396 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  101. 101

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Initiation and Transformative Ordeal

    ✦ isolation-proven 225 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  102. 102

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 262 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  103. 103

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Descent and Underworld Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 127 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  104. 104

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    ✦ isolation-proven 238 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  105. 105

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    ✦ isolation-proven 258 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  106. 106

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 305 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  107. 107

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Duality and Cosmic Opposition

    ✦ isolation-proven 413 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  108. 108

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 215 co-occurrences

    21 traditions carry this pair

  109. 109

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    ✦ isolation-proven 218 co-occurrences

    21 traditions carry this pair

  110. 110

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning

    ✦ isolation-proven 271 co-occurrences

    21 traditions carry this pair

  111. 111

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ World Axis and Sacred Center

    ✦ isolation-proven 219 co-occurrences

    21 traditions carry this pair

  112. 112

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    ✦ isolation-proven 130 co-occurrences

    21 traditions carry this pair

  113. 113

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    ✦ isolation-proven 435 co-occurrences

    21 traditions carry this pair

  114. 114

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 748 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  115. 115

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    ✦ isolation-proven 297 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  116. 116

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    ✦ isolation-proven 166 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  117. 117

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Duality and Cosmic Opposition

    ✦ isolation-proven 214 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  118. 118

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    ✦ isolation-proven 216 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  119. 119

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 171 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  120. 120

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    ✦ isolation-proven 203 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  121. 121

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 143 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  122. 122

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    ✦ isolation-proven 662 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  123. 123

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    ✦ isolation-proven 186 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  124. 124

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    ✦ isolation-proven 149 co-occurrences

    19 traditions carry this pair

  125. 125

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    ✦ isolation-proven 250 co-occurrences

    19 traditions carry this pair

  126. 126

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    ✦ isolation-proven 363 co-occurrences

    19 traditions carry this pair

  127. 127

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    ✦ isolation-proven 188 co-occurrences

    19 traditions carry this pair

  128. 128

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    ✦ isolation-proven 792 co-occurrences

    19 traditions carry this pair

  129. 129

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Duality and Cosmic Opposition

    ✦ isolation-proven 495 co-occurrences

    18 traditions carry this pair

  130. 130

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    ✦ isolation-proven 149 co-occurrences

    18 traditions carry this pair

  131. 131

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ The Hero's Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 354 co-occurrences

    18 traditions carry this pair

  132. 132

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal

    ✦ isolation-proven 211 co-occurrences

    18 traditions carry this pair

  133. 133

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 115 co-occurrences

    18 traditions carry this pair

  134. 134

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Culture Hero and Founder

    ✦ isolation-proven 113 co-occurrences

    18 traditions carry this pair

  135. 135

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ The Hero's Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 135 co-occurrences

    18 traditions carry this pair

  136. 136

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Initiation and Transformative Ordeal

    ✦ isolation-proven 242 co-occurrences

    17 traditions carry this pair

  137. 137

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    ✦ isolation-proven 389 co-occurrences

    17 traditions carry this pair

  138. 138

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Cosmic Origin and Creation

    ✦ isolation-proven 174 co-occurrences

    17 traditions carry this pair

  139. 139

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    ✦ isolation-proven 234 co-occurrences

    17 traditions carry this pair

  140. 140

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    ✦ isolation-proven 119 co-occurrences

    17 traditions carry this pair

  141. 141

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    ✦ isolation-proven 146 co-occurrences

    17 traditions carry this pair

  142. 142

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    ✦ isolation-proven 149 co-occurrences

    17 traditions carry this pair

  143. 143

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Initiation and Transformative Ordeal

    ✦ isolation-proven 251 co-occurrences

    17 traditions carry this pair

  144. 144

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Duality and Cosmic Opposition

    ✦ isolation-proven 270 co-occurrences

    17 traditions carry this pair

  145. 145

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Initiation and Transformative Ordeal

    ✦ isolation-proven 143 co-occurrences

    17 traditions carry this pair

  146. 146

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess

    ✦ isolation-proven 118 co-occurrences

    16 traditions carry this pair

  147. 147

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    ✦ isolation-proven 125 co-occurrences

    16 traditions carry this pair

  148. 148

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    ✦ isolation-proven 243 co-occurrences

    16 traditions carry this pair

  149. 149

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    ✦ isolation-proven 121 co-occurrences

    16 traditions carry this pair

  150. 150

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    ✦ isolation-proven 137 co-occurrences

    16 traditions carry this pair

  151. 151

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    ✦ isolation-proven 252 co-occurrences

    16 traditions carry this pair

  152. 152

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    ✦ isolation-proven 96 co-occurrences

    16 traditions carry this pair

  153. 153

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    ✦ isolation-proven 98 co-occurrences

    16 traditions carry this pair

  154. 154

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 197 co-occurrences

    16 traditions carry this pair

  155. 155

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    ✦ isolation-proven 109 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  156. 156

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 89 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  157. 157

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    ✦ isolation-proven 204 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  158. 158

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal

    ✦ isolation-proven 104 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  159. 159

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    ✦ isolation-proven 94 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  160. 160

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    ✦ isolation-proven 148 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  161. 161

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning

    ✦ isolation-proven 123 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  162. 162

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Cosmic Origin and Creation

    ✦ isolation-proven 146 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  163. 163

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    ✦ isolation-proven 146 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  164. 164

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    ✦ isolation-proven 78 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  165. 165

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Descent and Underworld Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 98 co-occurrences

    14 traditions carry this pair

  166. 166

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    ✦ isolation-proven 161 co-occurrences

    14 traditions carry this pair

  167. 167

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning

    ✦ isolation-proven 335 co-occurrences

    14 traditions carry this pair

  168. 168

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    ✦ isolation-proven 93 co-occurrences

    14 traditions carry this pair

  169. 169

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    ✦ isolation-proven 115 co-occurrences

    14 traditions carry this pair

  170. 170

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    ✦ isolation-proven 126 co-occurrences

    13 traditions carry this pair

  171. 171

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    ✦ isolation-proven 144 co-occurrences

    13 traditions carry this pair

  172. 172

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    ✦ isolation-proven 193 co-occurrences

    13 traditions carry this pair

  173. 173

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Initiation and Transformative Ordeal

    ✦ isolation-proven 77 co-occurrences

    13 traditions carry this pair

  174. 174

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    ✦ isolation-proven 110 co-occurrences

    13 traditions carry this pair

  175. 175

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    ✦ isolation-proven 104 co-occurrences

    13 traditions carry this pair

  176. 176

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ The Hero's Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 107 co-occurrences

    12 traditions carry this pair

  177. 177

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    ✦ isolation-proven 142 co-occurrences

    12 traditions carry this pair

  178. 178

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess

    ✦ isolation-proven 82 co-occurrences

    11 traditions carry this pair

  179. 179

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    ✦ isolation-proven 111 co-occurrences

    11 traditions carry this pair

  180. 180

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess

    ✦ isolation-proven 72 co-occurrences

    11 traditions carry this pair

  181. 181

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    ✦ isolation-proven 66 co-occurrences

    11 traditions carry this pair

  182. 182

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    ✦ isolation-proven 64 co-occurrences

    10 traditions carry this pair

  183. 183

    Culture Hero and Founder ✦ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess

    ✦ isolation-proven 54 co-occurrences

    10 traditions carry this pair

  184. 184

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Descent and Underworld Journey

    ✦ isolation-proven 41 co-occurrences

    10 traditions carry this pair

  185. 185

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Culture Hero and Founder

    ✦ isolation-proven 47 co-occurrences

    10 traditions carry this pair

  186. 186

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Covenant and Sacred Bond

    ✦ isolation-proven 106 co-occurrences

    9 traditions carry this pair

  187. 187

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    ✦ isolation-proven 108 co-occurrences

    9 traditions carry this pair

  188. 188

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    ✦ isolation-proven 128 co-occurrences

    8 traditions carry this pair

  189. 189

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    ✦ isolation-proven 49 co-occurrences

    8 traditions carry this pair

  190. 190

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Sacred Fire and Divine Light

    ✦ isolation-proven 33 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  191. 191

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    ✦ isolation-proven 36 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  192. 192

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    ✦ isolation-proven 52 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  193. 193

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Covenant and Sacred Bond

    ✦ isolation-proven 53 co-occurrences

    6 traditions carry this pair

  194. 194

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    ✦ isolation-proven 30 co-occurrences

    6 traditions carry this pair

  195. 195

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess

    ✦ isolation-proven 55 co-occurrences

    6 traditions carry this pair

  196. 196

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    ✦ isolation-proven 39 co-occurrences

    6 traditions carry this pair

  197. 197

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    ✦ isolation-proven 36 co-occurrences

    6 traditions carry this pair

  198. 198

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess

    ✦ isolation-proven 37 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  199. 199

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal

    ✦ isolation-proven 33 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  200. 200

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess

    ✦ isolation-proven 22 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

  201. The remaining conserved bonds

    201

    Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    3,715 co-occurrences

    67 traditions carry this pair

  202. 202

    Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    2,741 co-occurrences

    58 traditions carry this pair

  203. 203

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    2,229 co-occurrences

    58 traditions carry this pair

  204. 204

    Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    914 co-occurrences

    50 traditions carry this pair

  205. 205

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    1,345 co-occurrences

    49 traditions carry this pair

  206. 206

    Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    681 co-occurrences

    47 traditions carry this pair

  207. 207

    Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    904 co-occurrences

    46 traditions carry this pair

  208. 208

    Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    972 co-occurrences

    44 traditions carry this pair

  209. 209

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    733 co-occurrences

    44 traditions carry this pair

  210. 210

    Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    1,388 co-occurrences

    43 traditions carry this pair

  211. 211

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    530 co-occurrences

    41 traditions carry this pair

  212. 212

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    1,174 co-occurrences

    40 traditions carry this pair

  213. 213

    Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    947 co-occurrences

    40 traditions carry this pair

  214. 214

    Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    818 co-occurrences

    40 traditions carry this pair

  215. 215

    Shapeshifter and Transformation ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    673 co-occurrences

    40 traditions carry this pair

  216. 216

    Serpent and Serpent Guardian ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    579 co-occurrences

    39 traditions carry this pair

  217. 217

    Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    738 co-occurrences

    37 traditions carry this pair

  218. 218

    Sacred Love and Longing ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    732 co-occurrences

    35 traditions carry this pair

  219. 219

    Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    480 co-occurrences

    34 traditions carry this pair

  220. 220

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    513 co-occurrences

    33 traditions carry this pair

  221. 221

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    809 co-occurrences

    33 traditions carry this pair

  222. 222

    Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    1,599 co-occurrences

    33 traditions carry this pair

  223. 223

    Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    820 co-occurrences

    32 traditions carry this pair

  224. 224

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    488 co-occurrences

    31 traditions carry this pair

  225. 225

    Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    407 co-occurrences

    30 traditions carry this pair

  226. 226

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    472 co-occurrences

    29 traditions carry this pair

  227. 227

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    1,010 co-occurrences

    29 traditions carry this pair

  228. 228

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    402 co-occurrences

    28 traditions carry this pair

  229. 229

    Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    343 co-occurrences

    27 traditions carry this pair

  230. 230

    Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    501 co-occurrences

    26 traditions carry this pair

  231. 231

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    315 co-occurrences

    26 traditions carry this pair

  232. 232

    Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    292 co-occurrences

    26 traditions carry this pair

  233. 233

    Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    334 co-occurrences

    26 traditions carry this pair

  234. 234

    Sacrifice and Offering ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    230 co-occurrences

    24 traditions carry this pair

  235. 235

    Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    383 co-occurrences

    24 traditions carry this pair

  236. 236

    Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    171 co-occurrences

    23 traditions carry this pair

  237. 237

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess

    362 co-occurrences

    23 traditions carry this pair

  238. 238

    Sacrifice and Offering ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    217 co-occurrences

    23 traditions carry this pair

  239. 239

    Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    225 co-occurrences

    23 traditions carry this pair

  240. 240

    Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    354 co-occurrences

    23 traditions carry this pair

  241. 241

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    224 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  242. 242

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    222 co-occurrences

    22 traditions carry this pair

  243. 243

    Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    201 co-occurrences

    21 traditions carry this pair

  244. 244

    Sacred Love and Longing ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    194 co-occurrences

    21 traditions carry this pair

  245. 245

    Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    566 co-occurrences

    21 traditions carry this pair

  246. 246

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    243 co-occurrences

    21 traditions carry this pair

  247. 247

    Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    568 co-occurrences

    21 traditions carry this pair

  248. 248

    Sacred Love and Longing ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    246 co-occurrences

    21 traditions carry this pair

  249. 249

    Sacred Love and Longing ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    225 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  250. 250

    Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    235 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  251. 251

    Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    159 co-occurrences

    20 traditions carry this pair

  252. 252

    Sacred Love and Longing ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    199 co-occurrences

    19 traditions carry this pair

  253. 253

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning

    640 co-occurrences

    19 traditions carry this pair

  254. 254

    Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    184 co-occurrences

    18 traditions carry this pair

  255. 255

    Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    143 co-occurrences

    18 traditions carry this pair

  256. 256

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    196 co-occurrences

    18 traditions carry this pair

  257. 257

    Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    274 co-occurrences

    17 traditions carry this pair

  258. 258

    Sacred Love and Longing ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    185 co-occurrences

    17 traditions carry this pair

  259. 259

    Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    110 co-occurrences

    16 traditions carry this pair

  260. 260

    Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    127 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  261. 261

    Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess ✦ Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity

    182 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  262. 262

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    115 co-occurrences

    15 traditions carry this pair

  263. 263

    Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    157 co-occurrences

    14 traditions carry this pair

  264. 264

    Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    178 co-occurrences

    14 traditions carry this pair

  265. 265

    Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    118 co-occurrences

    14 traditions carry this pair

  266. 266

    Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    123 co-occurrences

    14 traditions carry this pair

  267. 267

    Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    270 co-occurrences

    14 traditions carry this pair

  268. 268

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    90 co-occurrences

    14 traditions carry this pair

  269. 269

    Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    87 co-occurrences

    13 traditions carry this pair

  270. 270

    Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    134 co-occurrences

    13 traditions carry this pair

  271. 271

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    99 co-occurrences

    13 traditions carry this pair

  272. 272

    Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    88 co-occurrences

    12 traditions carry this pair

  273. 273

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    114 co-occurrences

    12 traditions carry this pair

  274. 274

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal

    172 co-occurrences

    12 traditions carry this pair

  275. 275

    Serpent and Serpent Guardian ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    120 co-occurrences

    12 traditions carry this pair

  276. 276

    Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    115 co-occurrences

    12 traditions carry this pair

  277. 277

    Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    115 co-occurrences

    12 traditions carry this pair

  278. 278

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    135 co-occurrences

    11 traditions carry this pair

  279. 279

    Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    127 co-occurrences

    11 traditions carry this pair

  280. 280

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    72 co-occurrences

    11 traditions carry this pair

  281. 281

    Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    47 co-occurrences

    10 traditions carry this pair

  282. 282

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    82 co-occurrences

    10 traditions carry this pair

  283. 283

    Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    55 co-occurrences

    10 traditions carry this pair

  284. 284

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Death, Rebirth, and Transformation

    117 co-occurrences

    10 traditions carry this pair

  285. 285

    Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    68 co-occurrences

    10 traditions carry this pair

  286. 286

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    123 co-occurrences

    9 traditions carry this pair

  287. 287

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Initiation and Transformative Ordeal

    77 co-occurrences

    9 traditions carry this pair

  288. 288

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess

    101 co-occurrences

    9 traditions carry this pair

  289. 289

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    68 co-occurrences

    9 traditions carry this pair

  290. 290

    Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    43 co-occurrences

    9 traditions carry this pair

  291. 291

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    53 co-occurrences

    8 traditions carry this pair

  292. 292

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Duality and Cosmic Opposition

    42 co-occurrences

    8 traditions carry this pair

  293. 293

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    47 co-occurrences

    8 traditions carry this pair

  294. 294

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Duality and Cosmic Opposition

    54 co-occurrences

    8 traditions carry this pair

  295. 295

    Sacrifice and Offering ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    56 co-occurrences

    8 traditions carry this pair

  296. 296

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Cosmic Origin and Creation

    82 co-occurrences

    8 traditions carry this pair

  297. 297

    Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    111 co-occurrences

    8 traditions carry this pair

  298. 298

    Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    67 co-occurrences

    8 traditions carry this pair

  299. 299

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    41 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  300. 300

    Duality and Cosmic Opposition ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    77 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  301. 301

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    75 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  302. 302

    Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    42 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  303. 303

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth

    102 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  304. 304

    Ascent and Heavenly Journey ✦ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess

    48 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  305. 305

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess

    54 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  306. 306

    Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    38 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  307. 307

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Culture Hero and Founder

    46 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  308. 308

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Sacred Fire and Divine Light

    32 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  309. 309

    Sacred Fire and Divine Light ✦ Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom

    39 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  310. 310

    Sacred Love and Longing ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    33 co-occurrences

    7 traditions carry this pair

  311. 311

    Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    48 co-occurrences

    6 traditions carry this pair

  312. 312

    Sacred Fire and Divine Light ✦ Sacred Love and Longing

    26 co-occurrences

    6 traditions carry this pair

  313. 313

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    50 co-occurrences

    6 traditions carry this pair

  314. 314

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    51 co-occurrences

    6 traditions carry this pair

  315. 315

    Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    30 co-occurrences

    6 traditions carry this pair

  316. 316

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    52 co-occurrences

    6 traditions carry this pair

  317. 317

    Sacred Fire and Divine Light ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    19 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  318. 318

    The Hero's Journey ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    36 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  319. 319

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    35 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  320. 320

    Sacred Fire and Divine Light ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    27 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  321. 321

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship

    41 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  322. 322

    World Axis and Sacred Center ✦ Sacred Fire and Divine Light

    19 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  323. 323

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Descent and Underworld Journey

    37 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  324. 324

    Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    33 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  325. 325

    Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    28 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  326. 326

    Sacred Fire and Divine Light ✦ Shapeshifter and Transformation

    18 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  327. 327

    Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    90 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  328. 328

    Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ✦ Sacred Fire and Divine Light

    31 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  329. 329

    Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess ✦ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs

    38 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  330. 330

    Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    20 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  331. 331

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    26 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  332. 332

    Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ✦ Sacred Fire and Divine Light

    22 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  333. 333

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    32 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  334. 334

    Sacred Fire and Divine Light ✦ Serpent and Serpent Guardian

    25 co-occurrences

    5 traditions carry this pair

  335. 335

    Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess ✦ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey

    17 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

  336. 336

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    27 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

  337. 337

    Cosmic Origin and Creation ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    18 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

  338. 338

    Afterlife Navigation and Passage ✦ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water

    20 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

  339. 339

    Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water ✦ Sacrifice and Offering

    23 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

  340. 340

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal

    51 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

  341. 341

    Sacred Fire and Divine Light ✦ Trickster and Boundary Crosser

    13 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

  342. 342

    Sacred Fire and Divine Light ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    13 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

  343. 343

    Covenant and Sacred Bond ✦ Death, Rebirth, and Transformation

    28 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

  344. 344

    Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ✦ Sacred Fire and Divine Light

    15 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

  345. 345

    Descent and Underworld Journey ✦ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle

    21 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

  346. 346

    Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ✦ Sacred Fire and Divine Light

    15 co-occurrences

    4 traditions carry this pair

II · What comes before what

The order, and its jury

Campbell claimed the world’s stories share one universal sequence — departure, ordeal, return. We put the claim on trial. From the texts, 72 strong before-and-after orderings emerged. But an ordering can be an illusion of bookkeeping: a pattern that simply appears often will tend to appear early. So each candidate was retried against a frequency-controlled null — shuffling positions within each text while keeping every count — and most orderings dissolved. 58 of the 72 are explained by frequency alone; 3 sit on the border. As a universal grammar, the hypothesis failed.

Yet 11 lines of order held — led by Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Descent and Underworld Journey (91.4% observed against 85.9% expected) . These may be the first measured fragments of genuine narrative law: not Campbell’s single monomyth, but a handful of orderings the texts keep that chance does not write on its own.

An honest exhibit of why the null matters: Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light holds in 94.1% of its 101 texts — and the null reaches 95.1% on its own. A beautiful ordering, explained by frequency. We publish it beside the survivors, because that is the point.

One ordering refuses to be an ordering at all: knowledge and journey run as a two-way circuit. Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom precedes The Hero's Journey in 261 texts across 94 traditions — and the reverse runs in 252 texts across 93 traditions. The road leads to knowing, and knowing sets out on the road.

The verdicts: genuine order when the null matched or beat the observed consistency in at most 5% of permutations; borderline at 10%; order explained by frequency otherwise. Survivors lead the ledger.

All 72 candidate orderings, observed against the frequency-controlled null
Ordering Observed Null mean Observed vs null Texts Verdict
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Trickster and Boundary Crosser 83.3% 72.7% 240 genuine order
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Mystical Quest and Interior Journey 80.6% 72.1% 289 genuine order
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Death, Rebirth, and Transformation 79.9% 70.5% 313 genuine order
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning 77.1% 71.5% 293 genuine order
The Hero's Journey ▸ before ▸ Afterlife Navigation and Passage 76.7% 70.4% 275 genuine order
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Initiation and Transformative Ordeal 76.0% 69.1% 304 genuine order
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship 75.4% 69.6% 272 genuine order
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Descent and Underworld Journey 91.4% 85.9% 186 genuine order
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs 82.9% 78.0% 246 genuine order
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Sacrifice and Offering 75.9% 71.0% 319 genuine order
The Hero's Journey ▸ before ▸ Trickster and Boundary Crosser 76.7% 71.7% 240 genuine order
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Sacred Love and Longing 80.4% 76.4% 255 borderline
Cosmic Origin and Creation ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 80.2% 73.3% 81 borderline
Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ▸ before ▸ Covenant and Sacred Bond 76.0% 72.1% 200 borderline
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Covenant and Sacred Bond 88.0% 85.2% 208 order explained by frequency
The Hero's Journey ▸ before ▸ Sacred Love and Longing 75.4% 72.4% 256 order explained by frequency
Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 90.4% 86.8% 125 order explained by frequency
Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ▸ before ▸ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess 80.2% 75.7% 116 order explained by frequency
Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ▸ before ▸ Descent and Underworld Journey 77.3% 74.1% 181 order explained by frequency
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Afterlife Navigation and Passage 80.3% 78.4% 274 order explained by frequency
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle 79.3% 77.0% 275 order explained by frequency
The Hero's Journey ▸ before ▸ Descent and Underworld Journey 88.2% 86.0% 186 order explained by frequency
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Ascent and Heavenly Journey 76.5% 74.7% 302 order explained by frequency
Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 90.5% 88.5% 95 order explained by frequency
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ World Axis and Sacred Center 83.3% 82.3% 276 order explained by frequency
Shapeshifter and Transformation ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 87.5% 85.5% 96 order explained by frequency
Sacred Love and Longing ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 83.3% 81.7% 114 order explained by frequency
Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 85.6% 84.2% 97 order explained by frequency
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Duality and Cosmic Opposition 78.6% 78.1% 304 order explained by frequency
Sacred Love and Longing ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 86.4% 85.4% 88 order explained by frequency
Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 76.0% 75.3% 121 order explained by frequency
The Hero's Journey ▸ before ▸ World Axis and Sacred Center 75.5% 75.1% 274 order explained by frequency
World Axis and Sacred Center ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 78.0% 77.5% 123 order explained by frequency
Shapeshifter and Transformation ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 84.6% 83.3% 123 order explained by frequency
Duality and Cosmic Opposition ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 80.2% 79.2% 96 order explained by frequency
The Hero's Journey ▸ before ▸ Covenant and Sacred Bond 80.9% 80.7% 209 order explained by frequency
World Axis and Sacred Center ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 81.9% 80.7% 94 order explained by frequency
The Hero's Journey ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 91.6% 91.4% 131 order explained by frequency
Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 88.0% 87.1% 100 order explained by frequency
Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 78.9% 78.7% 95 order explained by frequency
Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 84.1% 84.3% 126 order explained by frequency
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal 81.8% 82.2% 269 order explained by frequency
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 93.9% 94.1% 132 order explained by frequency
Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 92.2% 92.8% 129 order explained by frequency
Culture Hero and Founder ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 81.1% 82.1% 90 order explained by frequency
Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ▸ before ▸ Descent and Underworld Journey 81.5% 82.3% 184 order explained by frequency
Shapeshifter and Transformation ▸ before ▸ Descent and Underworld Journey 75.9% 77.5% 170 order explained by frequency
Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 82.0% 83.4% 122 order explained by frequency
Ascent and Heavenly Journey ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 80.3% 82.0% 127 order explained by frequency
The Hero's Journey ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 92.1% 92.8% 101 order explained by frequency
The Hero's Journey ▸ before ▸ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess 75.9% 77.4% 116 order explained by frequency
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 94.1% 95.1% 101 order explained by frequency
Culture Hero and Founder ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 76.8% 79.1% 112 order explained by frequency
Serpent and Serpent Guardian ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 79.5% 81.2% 122 order explained by frequency
Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 83.6% 85.9% 128 order explained by frequency
Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ▸ before ▸ Covenant and Sacred Bond 78.9% 81.1% 204 order explained by frequency
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Cosmic Origin and Creation 83.4% 86.0% 211 order explained by frequency
Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth ▸ before ▸ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess 76.7% 80.1% 116 order explained by frequency
Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 75.8% 79.9% 91 order explained by frequency
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸ before ▸ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess 82.1% 85.9% 117 order explained by frequency
Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 84.5% 87.9% 97 order explained by frequency
Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 90.1% 93.3% 101 order explained by frequency
Sacrifice and Offering ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 83.0% 87.0% 100 order explained by frequency
Serpent and Serpent Guardian ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 78.9% 83.3% 95 order explained by frequency
Ascent and Heavenly Journey ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 79.6% 85.4% 98 order explained by frequency
Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 79.7% 84.7% 128 order explained by frequency
Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 78.5% 86.1% 93 order explained by frequency
Mystical Quest and Interior Journey ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 79.3% 84.4% 121 order explained by frequency
Afterlife Navigation and Passage ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 77.0% 84.6% 87 order explained by frequency
Sacrifice and Offering ▸ before ▸ Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 78.1% 85.1% 128 order explained by frequency
Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ▸ before ▸ Sacred Fire and Divine Light 77.8% 86.3% 99 order explained by frequency
Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ▸ before ▸ Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess 75.9% 83.1% 116 order explained by frequency

III · Recurring chains

A sampler of the chains themselves

Beneath the pairwise verdicts sit the raw chains: ordered runs of families that recur across texts. The corpus holds 13,124 recurring sequences; here are the 15 carried by the most traditions. A chain recurring is not a law — Section II is where chains go to be judged — but the sampler shows the material the jury works from.

The 15 most widespread recurring chains
Chain Traditions Texts
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸The Hero's Journey 94 261
The Hero's Journey ▸Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom 93 252
Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ▸Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom 89 257
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity 88 248
Death, Rebirth, and Transformation ▸The Hero's Journey 87 192
The Hero's Journey ▸Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity 85 214
Initiation and Transformative Ordeal ▸Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom 83 219
Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ▸Sacrifice and Offering 82 208
Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity ▸The Hero's Journey 81 210
Ascent and Heavenly Journey ▸The Hero's Journey 81 177
Culture Hero and Founder ▸Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom 79 161
Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom ▸Initiation and Transformative Ordeal 78 210
Sacrifice and Offering ▸Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity 77 210
The Hero's Journey ▸Mystical Quest and Interior Journey 76 187
The Hero's Journey ▸Death, Rebirth, and Transformation 76 175

Every family name opens its page in the descent, down to the quoted passages. The bonds come from the constellation index; the isolation badge from the preregistered isolated-lineage test; the orderings and chains from the sequences index with its within-text permutation null. The wider argument lives in the findings; the full apparatus in the Lab.