Who is the Green Man?

by cameo-d 50 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  TheBiz

  Does it matter who he is? Aren't they all Satan anyway?
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  cameo-d

  Since the green man is often shown spewing vegetation out of his mouth, this could be representing speech.

  Here is a modern day Green Man. I don't think we have heard the end of this yet.
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  loosie

  I thought Shrek was the green man

  
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  cameo-d

  Why is the Green Man associated with churches and cathedrals? What is the connection?

  

  The Gloucester Cathedral Green Man Gloucester Cathedral, South Porch Facade, c.1455

  Canterbury cathedral

  The first Cathedral was built by St Augustine in around 597. That Cathedral and later Saxon replacements have all been lost to view - their remains are hidden under the present Cathedral. The Cathedral which you see today dates from 1070 at the earliest, just after the Norman Conquest (1066). The most recent part dates from 1500.

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  Spaxton is nestled upon the edge of the st unning Quantock Hills, overlooking the shimmering Bristol Channel, St Margaret's dates from the 13th century and has three green men

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  Moving further west to the parish church at L auncells in North Cornwall, which can trace its heritage back to the 11th century and has a dedication to St Swithin (originally St Andrew). This beautiful perpendicul ar style church sits in a peac eful valley by the Upper Tamar river not far from Bude. It is a lovely location and a nicely cared for holy well can be seen close by which reputedly never runs dry. It's water, by tradition, was a salve for eye ailments. Ins ide t he church o ne of the celebrated 15th century be nch ends depicts a green man, with leaves issuing from his forehead, and vines with berries from his mouth.

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  Moving now from the west to the far east of England, and to a land very different from the west country. This landscape is of the East Saxons, virtually nothing visibl e rema ins of any ea rlier Celtic settlement, and the ancient Celtic kingdom of Trinovante. But an Anglo-Celtic 7th century chapel does still e xist at Bradwell-on-Sea, and glimpses of Celtic mythology blend with Saxon and Viking legends and myths, to form a heady mix of folklore and secret Witchcraft traditions t hat live on to this day in the more remote spots along the lonely coast or deep within the gently rolling and wooded rural countrysid e. In this part of England there are many virtually unknown green men carvings, which may hold clues to the ancient past, when the landscape was dense woodland. Essex folklore researcher Ian Dawson has done much work on cat aloging these eastern foliate faces in his excellent series published in ASH Magazine in the 1980s and early 1990s.

  One of Ian's greatest discoveries was during a visit to St Joh n the Ba ptist church at the Thames-side village of Mucking. The former parish church has been in private hand for many years now, but Ian was l ucky enough to view the inside whilst the builders were there during the spring of 1989. What Ian found w as truly remarkable. He was searching for a green man carving he had read about. Situated on the south side of the chancel, which dates to 1216, on a central pillar is a stone carved gr een man spewing branches from his mouth. Immediately opposite him, on the other side of the pillar among the foliage is an exquisite carving of a green lady/moon goddess, with a lunar crescent upon her head and horseshoe supporting her chin. Her hea d is surrounded by a perfect circle which appears thicker on the right hand side as you view her; looking like a shining crescent of the waxing moon! I sincerely hope that these unique carvings have survived in these intervening years, and I understand that the church is still a private dwelling.

  Dave Hunt's drawing of the Goddess and the Green Man of Mucking, Essex
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  cameo-d

  Green Man seems to move through every age and every culture.

  Here he is portrayed as the Green Knight during the time of King Arthur. Obviously this villan is powerful as even King Arthur's nephew, Sir Gawain is intimidated by him.

  The story of the Green Knight was written in the mid 1300's.
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  cameo-d

  Was Green Man a Hindu Deity, too?

  Could this be symbolic representation of the angel aliens that mated with human females?

  The wand held by little sprout appears to have a DNA double helix motif.

  Is this the hidden message?

  Notice the owl atop far left column.

  Also, at the roof above them appears another image that looks similar to the "green man" with foliage in his mouth.

  Perhaps these "green men" with foliage spewing from the mouth are actually the weed men who do the bidding of the Green Man. They are his spokesmen and representatives.
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  Satanus

  Gosh. I'm everywhere.

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  Nellie

  Who needs to worry about a green man when I'm around?!!!

  
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  cameo-d

  It is said his birth name was Succoth and was later changed to Patrick.

  St. Patrick is also a green man.

  Clearly this image depicts his association with the Brotherhood of the Snake.

  It is said St. Patrick served the House of Druids.
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  JimmyPage

  He's in our TVs too.