The Green Man, St. Patrick's Day and Spring

It's been a long winter, but on this St. Patrick's Day, I heard the Spring Peepers and saw a blue heron fly over the Chesapeake Bay.  Spring is definitely and finally on its way.   (Even though more snow is predicted later this week)

Thoughts of the Green Man and his association with Spring have been haunting me in the last few weeks.  Cursory searches of the internet brought many familiar sites previously highlighted in the blog.  But, through the shifting sands of the internet, a new site appeared that links the Green Man, St. Patrick's and the beginning of Spring. 

http://www.shiftyourlife.com/2011/celebration-of-the-green-man/

The guest blogger on this site, Steve Nelson, relates the Green Man with St. Patrick's Day and the coming of Spring in the information below:

“The Green Man” has been around in metaphysical lore and history for thousands of years. There are some who believe it refers to our early spiritual history from when we were spiritual beings first manifesting in physical matter- with more direct awareness of our connections to earth and nature. According to “Soul Logos”, during our spiritual development as we were first manifesting in matter, we were much more aware of our sensitivity or reaction  to the effects of sunlight and the movement of planetary bodies, including the stages of the moon from our position on earth. That is why the “Green Man” is honored at the time of the Spring Equinox in times of pre-history and we honor it now in modern day with the celebration of  St. Patrick’s Day.
According to our friend and occasional Guest Blogger, Steve Nelson (Mythological Astrologer): ‘St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th – “Wearing of the green” is a tradition of the Green Man who dances in the Spring. People become “crazy as a March hare” as Spring grows near and the sap rises. It’s time to chase out the old Mars (old year energy) and bring in the New. Patrick drove snakes from Ireland with a drum. Drumming breaks psychic congestion (drives out the snakes) and frees our vital energy.’

Thanks to Steve Nelson, guest blogger at: http://www.shiftyourlife.com/2011/celebration-of-the-green-man/, and The Shift Doctors (Tracy Latz, M.D., Mh.D & Marion Ross, Ph.D., Mh.D., creators of this blog, for their interesting information on the Green Man and Spring.

Slainte!



Green People of San Diego

While working on research for "The Blossoming" -- the third book in the Green Man series, I stumbled on a blog that shared this photo from the San Diego, CA botanical gardens:


I have no idea if these Green people are still in the gardens, but I am grateful to: http://www.ronckytonk.com/2011_11_01_archive.html  for sharing their photos on their blog. and

Perhaps a California reader can post if these still exist at the Botanical Gardens as I was not able to locate any information on them during a cursory search of their website: http://www.sdbgarden.org

These green people remind me of the huge, green, outdoor sculptures at Lost Gardens of Heligan: http://heligan.com/

Book Signing and Book update

  The paperback version of The Leafing will be available by May 1st, 2015!

 

Upcoming book signing for The Greening at: 

 

 http://www.cecil-con.com



April 4th from 10-4pm
Cecil College in North East, MD

 Cecil Con, a mini convention hosted by the Geekdom Club at Cecil College in North East, MD. We are a free, family-friendly convention that is open to the public. Please stop by if you have a love of anime, gaming, fantasy, or science fiction.