Philosophy
Michael St. John Parker [Wessex Books] wrote...
The eyes that look out of the mask of leaves are sometimes disconcertingly bold, sometimes disagreeably furtive, sometimes chillingly indifferent and aged: what does the Green Man mean? This is one of the most enigmatic of myths but also one of the most persistent in northern Europe.
The first literary reference in English to the Green Man comes in 1638 but his carved or painted heads and sometimes whole figures of wild, shaggy men of the woods are scattered throughout the iconography of mediaeval Europe. Unlike many of the devil-monsters whose effigies menace and grimace around the outsides of mediaeval churches, the Green Man was allowed inside.
Jack-in-the-Green, he appears in mummings and folk-dancings that persist to this day. He is an anarchic, jovial, but also potentially disturbing figure, who offers a sly but explicit threat towards the girls.
The Green Man may well embody some survival of ancient nature worship. There are strong suggestions of a fertility cult in the antics of Jack and his pursuit of the girls. Equally there are suggestions of lawless figures on the fringes of society, sidling in to play seditious roles at a public occasion - camouflaged poachers who prowl the royal forests, Robin Hood and his band of outlaws in their Lincoln green tunics.
The Green Man is the patron of subversives and survivors. He is belived to be a Celtic symbol of creative fertility in nature. He is not at all quaint and should not be taken lightly.
Green Man [Wikipedia]
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Philosophy
"Green Man" mythology
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS
Michael St. John Parker [Wessex Books] wrote...
The eyes that look out of the mask of leaves are sometimes disconcertingly bold, sometimes disagreeably furtive, sometimes chillingly indifferent and aged: what does the Green Man mean? This is one of the most enigmatic of myths but also one of the most persistent in northern Europe.
The first literary reference in English to the Green Man comes in 1638 but his carved or painted heads and sometimes whole figures of wild, shaggy men of the woods are scattered throughout the iconography of mediaeval Europe. Unlike many of the devil-monsters whose effigies menace and grimace around the outsides of mediaeval churches, the Green Man was allowed inside.
Jack-in-the-Green, he appears in mummings and folk-dancings that persist to this day. He is an anarchic, jovial, but also potentially disturbing figure, who offers a sly but explicit threat towards the girls.
The Green Man may well embody some survival of ancient nature worship. There are strong suggestions of a fertility cult in the antics of Jack and his pursuit of the girls. Equally there are suggestions of lawless figures on the fringes of society, sidling in to play seditious roles at a public occasion - camouflaged poachers who prowl the royal forests, Robin Hood and his band of outlaws in their Lincoln green tunics.
The Green Man is the patron of subversives and survivors. He is belived to be a Celtic symbol of creative fertility in nature. He is not at all quaint and should not be taken lightly.
Green Man [Wikipedia]
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- Sam-i-am And The Ethics Of Nagging
Green Eggs and Ham features two characters, an unnamed narrator and Sam-I-Am. The book begins with the narrator declaring that he does not like that Sam-I-Am. Despite this antagonistic attitude towards him, Sam-I-Am incessantly suggests that the narrator...
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"Why do we kiss under the mistletoe?" December 24th, 2013 Guardian News Because it remains green year round, this parasitic plant has long been associated with fertility. To the best of my knowledge, I never saw live mistletoe until after relocating...
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"Disappearing Dots" by Vurdlak March 12th, 2006 Mighty Optical Illusions If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, you will only see one color – pink. If you stare at the black + in the center, the moving dot turns to green....
- Illision #1
If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating Pink dot, the dots will remain only one color...Pink. However if you stare at the Black + in the center, the moving dot turns to Green. Now, concentrate on the Black + in the center of the picture. After...
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