Seeing one's wraith a sign that person is to die shortly. (Cf. F405.4.)

Motif

Seeing one's wraith a sign that person is to die shortly. (Cf. F405.4.)

The dead. · The soul. · Soul leaves or enters the body. · view the constellation · filed as E723.2

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 England, U.S., Wales: *Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Wraiths of persons separate from body.

Filed beside it

Person sees his own wraith Wraith takes place of person unable to do duty at the necessary time Wraith does what person wishes to do but is unable to do in the flesh Wraith of sweetheart stays in room where lover has died. It disappears only after her death at far distant point twenty years after death of lover Appearance of his wraith as announcement of person's death. (Cf. E723.2.)Actions of wraith Appearance of wraith as calamity omen

Travels with

Appearance of his wraith as announcement of person's death. (Cf. E723.2.)Spirit (demon) baffled by scolding and getting last word

wander