The Real History of the Green Man (Not What Wicca Teaches You)

About this episode

This episode explores the true history of the Green Man, debunking misconceptions and tracing its origins in folklore and modern Paganism.

The Green Man was invented in 1939. Not the carvings. Those are real, they are medieval, and they have a fascinating Christian history. But the god, the named figure currently worshipped across contemporary Paganism as an ancient vegetation deity, was assembled in the twentieth century from a misread folklore article, a collapsed witch-cult theory, and a Jungian response to ecological anxiety. This video tells that story properly, with the scholarship, the primary sources, and the reception history. No gatekeeping, no debunking energy. Just the real genealogy of a god we made ourselves. CONNECT & SUPPORT💖 MY COURSES 👩🏻‍🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/courses WEBSITE 🔗 https://www.drangelapuca.com/ BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/services SUBSTACK ✉️ https://substack.com/@drangelapuca BECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI ☕️https://ko-fi.com/drangelapuca ONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposium JOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/join MY PODCAST 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86 MY MERCH 👕…

People in this episode

Host: Dr Angela Puca

Topics covered

• Green Man
• Paganism
• Folklore
• Ecological Anxiety
• Vegetation Deity
• Christian History

Keywords

• Green Man
• Wicca
• Paganism
• Folklore
• Ecological Anxiety
• Christian History
• Vegetation Deity
• Jungian Theory

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Organizations: Wicca, Christian, Paganism, Jungian, Ko-Fi, Patreon, Substack, YouTube, Spotify, Paypal

Books & works: The Green Man

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