22 motifs match “baptism”  ·  back to the chapters

• Wethers leap from well; payment for saint's baptism. B184.6.1
• Transformation by baptism. D587
• Fountain bursts forth where water is not available for baptismal ceremonies of future saint. D925.1.0.1
• Baptismal water as magic object. D1242.1.1
• Baptismal water as love-philtre. (Cf. D1242.1.1.) D1355.2.1.1
• Baptismal water as remedy. (Cf. D1242.1.1.) D1500.1.18.2
• Man enabled to read baptismal service by washing in holy water. D1819.4.1
• Baptism as magic cure. (Cf. V81.) D2161.4.9
• Soul visits places of birth, death, baptism, and burial after leaving body. E722.3.3
• Unbaptized children as nightmares. When caught, they beg baptism. Usually they are murdered illegitimates. F471.1.3
• Man is rescued from devil by baptism. G303.16.6
• Symbolic interpretation of playing cards. Soldier reproved for playing cards during church says that playing cards are his prayerbook and calendar. Ace: one God, one Faith, one Baptism; 2: old and new Testaments; 3: Trinity; 4: evangelists; 5: wise virgins; 6: days of creation; 7: sabbath; 8. Noah's family; 9: ungrateful lepers; 10: commandments; knave (jack): Judas; queen (of Sheba); king: God; 12 face cards: 12 months; etc. H603
• Repeating the ceremony. Fool told to repeat part of the ceremony at baptism persists absurdly in repeating every remark. J2498
• Christian king makes baptism a condition for hospitality during the winter. P337.1
• Druidic (heathen) baptism. P427.1.3
• Baptism. V81
• Metamorphosis brought about by baptism. Monster born of union of heathen ruler and Christian maiden becomes a handsome boy on being baptized. V81.3
• Baptism of infants. V81.4
• Baptism of a wonder child is accompanied by a variety of phenomena. V229.2.4
• Heretical baptism. Heathen baptized into devil's possession. V322
• Baptismal water vanishes before Aryan bishop. V325
• Baptism of heathen. V332