“Deep in the heart of England there lives a legend” as the early 2000s BBC series would tell us. Using our two scopes, what can we first say empirically about Robin Hood? The legend of Robin Hood, Marion, the Merry Men and the Sheriff of Nottingham is a narrative that has endured since before the … More Jesus and the Green Man – Part 3 of 6: Robin Hood
Herne the Hunter came onto my radar as a young schoolboy when, sat in front of the telly on a Saturday tea time, I watched Robin of Sherwood back in the 1980s. Here, Robin, Marion and the villagers prepared to meet the mysterious spiritual protector Herne deep in the woods and pay homage to him … More Jesus and the Green Man – Part 2 of 6: Herne
On 6th August, 2017, on a fine Summer’s day in Nottingham Arboretum, thousands of people walking the Pagan pathways celebrated together at the UK’s largest free Pagan festival, Pagan Pride. This was my fifth time in attendance and my fourth time to be asked to be a speaker there¹. The subject I chose to speak … More Jesus and the Green Man – Part 1 of 6
God of Green Hope 