Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The phrase "Green Man" is really new, and part of the modern revival of interest in folk and an imagined pagan past. Faces made from leaves carved in stone are a medieval feature of churches though. They are carved into a pre-modern Christian relationship with nature that perhaps didn't change much when the folk of Britain chose to express their spirituality as part of Christendom. Stories like Gawain and the Green Knight carry truths of a lifestyle embedded in a cycle of growth and harvest.
This is a mindful craft that can be carried out in your garden. What do you become aware of? IT can be an exercise in #SensingMeaningfulness. IT is a chance to relax your literal mind and explore emotional truth.
The phrase "Green Man" is really new, and part of the modern revival of interest in folk and an imagined pagan past. Faces made from leaves carved in stone are a medieval feature of churches though. They are carved into a pre-modern Christian relationship with nature that perhaps didn't change much when the folk of Britain chose to express their spirituality as part of Christendom. Stories like Gawain and the Green Knight carry truths of a lifestyle embedded in a cycle of growth and harvest.
This is a mindful craft that can be carried out in your garden. What do you become aware of? IT can be an exercise in #SensingMeaningfulness. IT is a chance to relax your literal mind and explore emotional truth.
