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| Posted by: Cabbagehome 03-Feb-2003, 07:03 AM |
| I have seen the fellow depicted in a lot of garden art latly. Could someone give me some info of begainings of this guy? Is he only shown with oak leaves? |
| Posted by: Catriona 03-Feb-2003, 07:36 AM |
| Cabbagehome Mike Harding is an English folk singer-type/comedian. He has a whole section of his website devoted to the Green Man/Green Woman myths... Here's the URL http://www.mikeharding.co.uk/ |
| Posted by: Cabbagehome 04-Feb-2003, 07:41 AM |
| Thanks for the link. I went there and had my question answered, but it left me with many others. It is a cool myth. |
| Posted by: Maibh 15-Feb-2003, 12:10 PM |
| I had a friend (he has since passed from this world) who swore he actually saw the Green Man during a trek through deep woodlands once. Left a very strong impression on him.
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| Posted by: Cabbagehome 17-Feb-2003, 12:18 PM |
| Wow did he elaberat on it any at all. |
| Posted by: Maibh 17-Feb-2003, 08:00 PM |
Only that he was *not* on any kind of drugs  and that he had been hiking much of the day. He came to a very deep part of the wood where he'd been following a game trail and he felt a presence. He turned his head and saw a face in the leaves. A blink later, it was gone. He said it left him with the most awesome feeling though. |
| Posted by: Cabbagehome 18-Feb-2003, 07:42 PM |
| He didn't tell you any more about the green man. His powers? What a person has to do for a visit? Was there a sound, to cause him to turn his head. Was it kind of like seeing a ghost? |
| Posted by: Maibh 18-Feb-2003, 09:42 PM | ||
He didn't talk about powers when he related the story, but then as a Pagan, I already know the stories of the Green Man and what he symbolizes. He only said that he had a feeling of being watched, but it wasn't malevolent, just curious. It was gone before he knew it. I think it was mere accident that it happened. He didn't do anything special to find him. He just appeared, like seeing a face formed out of the leaves. |
| Posted by: RavenWing 03-Mar-2003, 02:54 PM |
| This is mainly on the subject. Here is a link to a pic of the Green Man card in the Sacred Circle Tarot. You all may find it interesting. http://www.madebymark.com/comptarot/cardpages/fool/sacredcircle.htm |
| Posted by: Aon_Daonna 04-Mar-2003, 09:53 AM |
| I had never even heard of the green man before... but thanx for the info. btw: Maibh, is that you on the avatar? I love the dress. I got a similar one, with a nice lace up corset fitting to it. |