Pagan Eye A Wicker Man

Expert the clear of few days we've had the Wheat King and a bump dolly. Conservation this rob Lammas area under discussion, here's a photo of a massive wicker man that was unavailable by Debbie Gallagher, author of The Spider's Bride. It was part of the displays at Butser Older Maintain, an new archaeological site in Hampshire. The submission of the wicker man - a vast wicker statue that, according to Julius Caesar in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico (Recounting on the Gallic War), was hand-me-down by ancient druids for human outlay by emotional men interior the figurine - appeals to community who soak up the condescending dark aspects of history. Through the cult 1973 movie The Wicker Man,the image of this troublesome form of ritual outlay is well and actual burned during our consciousness as an icon of pagan bloodthirstiness. Considerably of the icon of the wicker man as a concerto in modern widely held culture and universal attentiveness is down to this top.Nevertheless, portray is pocket-sized LP that druids ever really sacrificed domestic in this way. Julius Caesar was, formerly all, speech about the Gallic War and could well repress been making up anti-druid untruth. Archaeologists repress never unearthed charred skeleton of wickerwork dirty up with waterless bits of human bone.Nowadays, wicker men are sometimes set get off over and done with neopagan carousing - imperfect any living creatures interior, of course. They do advent really emotive.My Pagan Eye posts presentation photos that I find informative - wanderer images, pagan sites, events, or reasonable to a certain extent pictures.If you whim to send me a photo for a Pagan Eye post, satisfy email it to badwitch1234@gmail.com Let me know what the photo shows and whether you whim your name mentioned or not. For copyright reasons, the photo want be one you repress unavailable yourself."Note: The photo is copyright Debbie Gallaghar and is reproduced at hand with her go away. Matter do not download it, demo it or use it someplace exceedingly imperfect her go away."Acquaintances and persist equivalent postshttp://www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/07/my-attempt-at-making-easy-corn-dolly.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/07/pictures-from-eastbourne-lammas.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2008/02/fairy-tales.html http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/07/lammas-wickerman.html http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2008/04/beltane-frolics-and-wicker-man.htm http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/07/pagan-eye-roman-temple-of-fortuna.html http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/06/pagan-eye-lake-nemi-and-sacred-groves.html http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/07/pagan-eye-waylands-smithy-on-sunny-day.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/07/pagan-eye-bryn-celli-ddu-on-anglesey.html http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/06/pagan-eye-rollright-stones.html