The Green Man | A Pagan God Hiding in Plain Sight?
Story Crow
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A spoken word repository of myth, folklore and story. Carrying traditional tales, tricks and treasures of oral human culture from across the world; from the dawn of time to the Dreamtime. I am a storyteller, folklorist and Mythologist of Anglo-Irish heritage. I mainly tell traditional folklore stories and legends, with a focus on Celtic material. I also post educational and informative videos about various gods and mythologies as well as tree and plant lore, magic and the Old Ways of our Northern ancestors, as well as some more left field metaphysical topics.
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Pagan God or Modern Myth? In this episode of Deity Tracker, we trace the origins and meaning of the vine covered figure peering down at us from our religious and secular buildings. Is this a pre-christian nature spirit hiding plain sight? A symbol of death and rebirth? Is this simply an architectural motif? Or is this the mossy face of Christ? We will look at Laday Raglan's controversial claim of an "Unofficial Paganism" persisting alongside Christianity as well as James Frazer and his 'Golden Bough' the classic work on Magic and Religion. The dying and returning gods of history, from Egypt to Mesopotamia; the Celtic world to ancient Greece and Rome; From Osiris, to Cernunnos, from Bacchus to Oceanus to Pan. We will explore the carved foliate and disgorging heads of medieval churches as well as the folklore of the period, from tales of king Arthur to the exploits of Robin Hood and the Mythos of Ye Merry England. Finally we will look at the modern notion of the Green Man in the environmental and countercultural movements and what he means today. Contents: 1:00 Intros 1:56 What is the Green Man? 3:43 Lady Raglan 5:27 The Solar Cycle and the Wheel of the Year 7:35 Dying and Returning Gods of the Ancient World 10:11 Cernunnos and Celtic Art 12:34 Okeanus 16:08 Pan, Faunus and Silvanus 18:21 Bacchus and Dionysus 22:31 The tomb of Saint Abre and the Great Palace Mosaic 23:50 Kilpeck Church and the Medieval Green Men 30:18 King Arthur 31:54 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 36:36 Al Khidr 38:11 Yama, Shiva and Kirtimukha 44:30 Wild Men and Woodwose 47:04 Robin Hood, The Puck and Ye Merry England 50:55 Civil War and Restoration 53:36 Oak King, Jack in the Green and modern Green Men 58:20 A Magic Mushroom Experience 01:00:36 "Green Man", a song and artwork by Tamsin Quin 01:05:35 Further reading For a Link to Tamsins' excellent original pyrography artwork inspired by the Green Man, see her website at https://quinwoodcraft.com/ Thanks for watching folks. Stay green and wild.
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