Future revealed by presentiment: "knowledge within"

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Future revealed by presentiment: "knowledge within".

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Lasting magic qualities. · Magic knowledge. · view the constellation · filed as D1812.4

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Scholars’ trail — 5references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish mythCross
IndiaThompson-Balys
S. Am. Indian (Toba)Métraux MAFLS XL 88
Africa (Ekoi)Talbot 68, 227, (Zulu): Callaway 194.
general England, U.S.: *Baughman

Within the index

Filed under Magic power of prophecy. (Cf. D1311.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Woman cries out on beholding man her unborn child is destined to slay. (Cf. T575.1.)

Filed beside it

Foreknowledge of hour of death Saints have foreknowledge of coming of guests Foreknowledge of wounding in battle (combat)Foreknowledge of unhappiness of son or sons Magic knowledge of what is to happen to himself after death. (Cf. G283.1.)Power of prophecy a gift Power of prophecy induced Means of learning future. (Cf. D1810.8, D1976.2.)Future learned through omens Power of prophecy lost. (Cf. D1741.)

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