06-30-2007, 12:42 AM
Found them..they are called "Green Men" and they are all over Cathedrals:
http://www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk/greenman.asp
What is a Green Man?
A foliate face - a face with foliage coming out from nose, mouth, ears, or foliage instead of hair; any face or body where leaves and sometimes branches are part of the whole. There are very many types of design. Nobody knows the real significance and yet everybody who really sees a Green Man understands without knowing that he represents something very deep and important. Perhaps he reminds us of our interconnectedness with nature and the greening power of trees and plants.
It seems to me that as the Christian church took over they literally took over these Pagan buildings and made them their own. That's when Paganism and the occult had to go "underground" here.
http://www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk/greenman.asp
What is a Green Man?
A foliate face - a face with foliage coming out from nose, mouth, ears, or foliage instead of hair; any face or body where leaves and sometimes branches are part of the whole. There are very many types of design. Nobody knows the real significance and yet everybody who really sees a Green Man understands without knowing that he represents something very deep and important. Perhaps he reminds us of our interconnectedness with nature and the greening power of trees and plants.
It seems to me that as the Christian church took over they literally took over these Pagan buildings and made them their own. That's when Paganism and the occult had to go "underground" here.
