Green Man
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dwarf-sized Eskimo troll in a buckskin suit seen on episodes
of NORTHERN EXPOSURE/CBS/1990-95. The Green Man appeared when
Eskimo youth Ed Chigliak (Darren E. Burrows) was experiencing
self doubt. It was the manifestation of Ed's low self esteem,
the embodiment of Ed's own self-loathing, Ed's own personal
Demon. As the Green Man reminded Ed, "You Called Me." His
mission was to totally incapacitate Ed with self doubt, to
fill his life with fear until he didn't have enough energy to
get out of a chair. A local Shaman (Graham Greene) advised Ed
to learn to love himself and referred to the Christian
biblical text John: 1 "Love castes out fear."
TRIVIA NOTE:
In pre-Christian Celtic mythology, the Green Man (a.k.a.
"Jack-in-the-Green") symbolized fertility, prophecy, and
regeneration, (as in spring or summer). He is depicted as a
bodiless head with foliage sprouting from his mouth and is
traditionally a part of May Day festivals in Great Britain.
