Worlds above and below

Motif

Worlds above and below.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The universe. · Nature of the universe. · The universe as a whole. · view the constellation · filed as A651.3

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Literary Crystallization Masnavi i Ma'navi: The Spiritual Couplets (abridged) , Book 3, Story 2
Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 5, Section XL
Hermetic / Alchemical The Hermetic Museum, Restored and Enlarged , Tract 12: The Ordinal of Alchemy (Thomas Norton)
Depth Commentary Primitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom , Chapter XII

Within the index

Filed under Hierarchy of worlds. A series of worlds, one above the other.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Seven worlds above and below. An angel upholds the seven worlds on his shoulders. Under him in turn are: rock, bull, fish, vast sea, air, fire, and serpent Worlds above and below – miscellaneous

Filed beside it

Nine worlds Four world systems Series of upper worlds Series of lower worlds

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