stars, galaxies and other things far far away
The Green man
the green man
is one of those mysterious pagan symbols
that got snuck into churches in the UK
when the religious folks werent looking
return of the green man
i went to Manchester England
was a mistake
but then im a passionate fool
the Green Man at the Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire, England, is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132. Photo by Jacqueline Thea Williams...
from the wikipedia
A Green Man is a sculpture, drawing or other representation of a face surrounded by (or made from) leaves. Branches or vines may sprout from the nose, mouth, nostrils or other parts of the face, and these shoots may bear flowers or fruit. Commonly used as a decorative architectural ornament, Green Men are frequently found on carvings in churches and other buildings (both secular and ecclesiastical). "The Green Man" is also a popular name for British public houses and various interpretations of the name appear on inn signs, which sometimes show a full figure rather than just the head.
The Green Man motif has many different faces and variations. Found in many cultures around the world, the Green Man is often related to natural vegetative deities springing up in different cultures throughout the ages. Primarily it is interpreted as a symbol of rebirth, or "renaissance", representing the cycle of growth being reborn anew each spring. Speculatively, the mythology of the Green Man developed independently in the traditions of separate ancient cultures and evolved into the wide variety of examples found throughout history.
This is an angel that is on the opposite side of the Green Man image....The Angel is on the inside of the church
and the green man is on the outside (back of the church as well....well hidden)
Measure of Time
paintd after the travles
in 2009 i was in rosslyn chapel
and saw well over 100 green man carvings in the chapel
the green man at rosslyn chapel