The dead

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• Ogre with life in parrot, speaks from inside parrot. E715.1.3.2
• Soul in crane. E715.1.4
• Soul in starling. E715.1.5
• Soul in raven. E715.1.6
• Separable soul in fish. (Cf. B175.) E715.2
• Separable soul in insect. E715.3
• Separable soul in bee. E715.3.1
• Separable soul in fly. E715.3.2
• Separable soul in hornet. E715.3.3
• Separable soul in wild animal. E715.4
• Separable soul in deer. E715.4.1
• Separable soul in wolf. E715.4.2
• Separable soul in walrus. E715.4.3
• Separable soul in seal. E715.4.4
• Separable soul in snake. E715.5
• Separable soul in toad. E715.5.1
• Separable soul in hydra's head. E715.6
• Multiple separable souls: ogre's separable spirits live in a tree (plant), fish, honey bee. E718
• Soul leaves or enters the body. E720
• Souls of human beings seen in dream. E720.1
• Soul journeys from the body. E721
• Mark inflicted on wandering soul seen on body after soul's return. E721.0.1
• Soul wanders from body in sleep. Dreams explained as experiences of the soul on these wanderings. E721.1
• Sleeper not to be awakened, since soul is absent. E721.1.1
• Soul of sleeper prevented from returning to his body. E721.1.2
• Soul of sleeper prevented from returning when it is captured in animal form. E721.1.2.1
• Soul of sleeper prevented from returning by moving the sleeper's body. (Cf E431.7.2.1.) E721.1.2.2
• Soul of sleeper prevented from returning by burning the body. E721.1.2.3
• Body dismembered so soul cannot return. E721.1.2.3.1
• Soul of sleeper prevented from returning to his body when soul as bee leaves body and enters hole in wall beside which he is sleeping. (Cf. E734.2.) E721.1.2.4
• Frightened soul cannot return to body. E721.1.2.5
• Body in trance while soul is absent. E721.2
• Wandering soul cause of sickness. E721.3
• Madness from spirit leaving body: comes back with cough. E721.3.1
• Wandering soul detained by ghosts. E721.4
• Wandering soul assumes various shapes. E721.5
• Wandering soul assumes shape of wolf. (Cf. D113.1.1, E731.) E721.5.1
• On return to body soul crosses on scythe-blade as bridge. E721.6
• Soul leaves body to visit hell (heaven). (Cf. V511.1, V511.2.) E721.7
• Soul leaves body to converse with dead. E721.8
• Soul of embryo wanders. E721.9
• Soul takes voyage. E721.10
• Soul leaves body at death. E722
• Form of soul as it leaves body at death. E722.1
• Soul as black or white spirit over coffin. Black if condemned. Can be seen by peeping between horse's ears. E722.1.1
• Soul as black or white entity. Black if condemned. E722.1.2
• Soul leaves body as small point of light. E722.1.3
• Soul leaves the body in form of bird. (Cf. E732.) E722.1.4
• Manner of soul's leaving body. E722.2
• Soul borne away on cloud. (Cf. E754.6.) E722.2.1
• Soul borne away on wind. E722.2.2
• Roof taken off above sick man who cannot die. This done so that the soul can escape. E722.2.3
• Condemned soul forked from body by Satan. (Cf. E752.2.) E722.2.4
• Saved soul leaps from body on hearing heavenly music. (Cf. E754.) E722.2.5
• Doors fly open when one dies. E722.2.6
• Soul weeps when departing from body. (Cf. E551.) E722.2.7
• Soul reluctant to leave body. E722.2.8
• Soul lingers in body at death. E722.2.8.1
• Soul hovers over body, reluctant to part. E722.2.8.2
• Dead friends come for dying man's soul. E722.2.9
• Soul taken away by God (angel). E722.2.10
• Chariot of gods bears astral bodies of dead to heaven. E722.2.10.1
• Soul leaves body through eye. E722.2.11
• Soul leaves body because of God's kiss on mouth. E722.2.12
• Circumstances of soul on leaving dead body. E722.3
• Soul cannot go far from grave. E722.3.1
• Soul remains about dead body. E722.3.1.1
• Soul wanders till corpse decays. E722.3.2
• Soul visits places of birth, death, baptism, and burial after leaving body. E722.3.3
• Wraiths of persons separate from body. E723
• Person sees his own wraith. E723.1
• Person sees his own wraith; the wraith saves his life. (Cf. E363.2.) E723.1.1
• Seeing one's wraith a sign that person is to die shortly. (Cf. F405.4.) E723.2
• Wraith takes place of person unable to do duty at the necessary time. E723.3
• Wraith does what person wishes to do but is unable to do in the flesh. E723.4
• Wraith returns to home and goes to bed while body is at home of friends in deep reverie. E723.4.1
• Wraith of murderer tells authorities where to find girl he has murdered. The murderer is in church at the time. E723.4.2
• Wraith of debtor tries to find his creditor at time of death. E723.4.3
• Wraith of dying woman goes to see children for last time before death. E723.4.4
• Wraith gives information of death in family. E723.4.5
• Wraith investigates welfare of absent person. E723.4.6
• 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. E723.5
• Appearance of his wraith as announcement of person's death. (Cf. E723.2.) E723.6
• Actions of wraith. E723.7
• Wraith speaks. E723.7.1
• Wraith rings doorbell. E723.7.2
• Wraith opens and closes door. E723.7.3
• Wraith slams gate. E723.7.4
• Wraith selects wood for coffin. E723.7.5
• Wraith binds grain in field. E723.7.6
• Wraith rides horse. (Cf. E922.1.1.3.1.) E723.7.7
• Wraiths of persons drowning appear in dripping clothes. E723.7.8
• Appearance of wraith as calamity omen. E723.8
• Wraith appears before mine disaster. E723.8.1
• Soul leaves one body and enters another. E725
• Soul leaves man's body and enters animal's. E725.1
• Ghost possesses girl and she speaks in dialect unknown to her. E725.2
• Soul enters body and animates it. E726
• Soul received at birth. E726.1
• Soul of unborn son comes out of mother's mouth (in form of stone), is kept by her, and later is given to son. (Cf. E711.7.) E726.2
• Soul reunited with body. E726.3
• Relation of body to soul. E727
• Debate of body and soul. Soul having left body enters into debate with the body concerning relative merits of body and soul. (Cf. H500.) E727.1
• Soul curses body. (Cf. M400.) E727.1.1
• Soul as vital principle. E727.2
• Body dependent on soul. E727.3
• Evil spirit possesses person. E728
• Evil spirit cast out of person. E728.1
• Evil spirit cast out of person by killing and resuscitating. E728.1.1
• Soul in animal form. (Cf. E721.1.2.4, E722.1.4, E734.2.) E730
• Souls of animals. E730.1
• Soul in form of mammal. E731
• Soul in form of dog. E731.1
• Soul in form of cat. E731.2
• Soul in form of mouse. E731.3
• Soul in form of weasel. E731.4
• Soul in form of hare. E731.5
• Soul in form of seal. E731.6
• Soul in form of bat. E731.7
• Soul in form of bear. E731.8
• Soul in form of wolf. E731.9
• Soul in form of fox. E731.10
• Soul in form of lion. E731.11
• Soul in form of hog. E731.12
• Soul in form of bull. E731.13
• Soul in form of deer. E731.14
• Soul in form of bird. (Cf. G251.1.1.) E732
• Soul in form of dove. (Cf. E423.3.1.) E732.1
• Soul in form of crow. (Cf. B141.4.) E732.2
• Soul in form of hen. E732.3
• Soul in form of magpie. E732.4
• Soul in form of seagull. E732.5
• Soul in form of eagle. E732.6
• Soul in form of swan. E732.7
• Soul in form of raven. E732.8
• Soul in form of hawk, or falcon seen in dream. (Cf. E720.1.) E732.9
• Soul in form of reptile. E733
• Soul in form of serpent. E733.1
• Soul in form of insect. E734
• Soul in form of butterfly. E734.1
• Soul in form of bee. E734.2
• Soul in form of spider. [Note: In folk thought, an insect.] E734.3
• Soul in form of wasp. E734.4
• Soul in form of cricket. E734.5
• Soul in form of beetle. E734.6
• Soul in form of fly. E734.7
• Soul in form of grasshopper. E734.8
• Soul in form of fish. E735
• Soul in form of amphibian. E736
• Soul in form of frog. E736.1
• Soul in form of toad. E736.2
• Soul in form of a mythical animal. E738
• Soul in form of dragon. (Cf. B11.) E738.1
• Other forms of the soul. E740
• Soul in form of heavenly body. E741
• Soul in form of star. (Cf. V515.1.2.) E741.1
• Shooting star signifies that someone is dying. One star for each person. At his death it falls. E741.1.1
• New star for each birth. A star in the sky for each person. E741.1.1.1
• Star as sign of birth of hero. E741.1.1.2
• Shooting star signifies a birth. Stars are the dead. When they fall they are being reborn. At death they are replaced in the sky. E741.1.2
• Soul as light. E742
• Soul as taper (candle). E742.1
• Soul as will-o-the-wisp. Appears as a ball or fire or a figure in a fiery garment. E742.2
• Souls of dead as Aurora Borealis. E742.3
• Soul as shadow. E743
• Soul as smoke. E743.1
• Soul as reflection or image. E743.2
• Soul as weather phenomenon. E744
• Soul as mist (fog). E744.1
• Soul as cloud. E744.2
• Soul as whirlwind. E744.3
• Soul as object. (Cf. E765.) E745
• Soul as feather. E745.1
• Soul as needle. E745.2
• Soul as straw. E745.3
• Soul as flower. E745.4
• Soul as lotus flower. E745.4.1
• [First Edition: E745.4.1. Soul as lily.] E745.4.1[1st ed.]
• Soul as fruit. E745.5
• Souls as golden apples. Later turn into birds and fly away. E745.5.1
• Soul as bulb. E745.5.2
• Soul as ghi (clarified butter). E745.6
• Soul as mannikin (child). E747
• Soul as small replica of body. E747.1
• The soul as a guardian spirit. E748
• Perils of the soul. E750
• Soul cannot enter heaven till body is buried. (Cf. E235.2.) E750.0.1
• Souls wander after death. E750.1
• Virgins condemned to wander at death. E750.1.1
• Perilous path for soul to world of dead. (Cf. F151.1.) E750.2
• Dead person of good life goes over bridge to otherworld without fear. E750.2.1
• Perilous valley in (on way to) land of dead. E750.2.2
• Branching tree as roadway for souls. E750.2.3
• Journey of soul to world of dead on reindeer. E750.3
• Soul leaves possessions on road to final resting place. E750.4
• Souls at Judgment Day. E751
• There are to be two resurrections. E751.0.1
• Souls weighed at Judgment Day. (Cf. Q155.1.) E751.1
• Souls await Judgment Day in shapes of birds. E751.2
• Souls of Irish to be judged by St. Patrick on Judgment Day. (Cf. Q173.) E751.3