Withered and dead trees suddenly blossom at saint's command

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Withered and dead trees suddenly blossom at saint's command.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Miscellaneous magical manifestations. · Miscellaneous magical manifestations. · view the constellation · filed as D2157.3

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Mesoamerican (Maya / Nahua)Popol Vuh, or Book of the Holy Assembly (Guthrie translation, serialized, truncated), Introduction

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

general *Loomis White Magic 94.

Within the index

Filed under Magic control of soil and crops.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Apple trees bear as result of saint's blessing. (Cf. D950, D981.1, F971.4.)Tree regains life and verdure after treasure it hides in its roots is given away

Filed beside it

Land made magically fertile. (Cf. D1563, D2081, F349.4, F733.)Magic quick growth of crops Miraculous speedy growth of a tree Poor soil transformed into lovely garden overnight Field cultivated and sowed by magic

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