Green Wolf Collection: LESHY "The Forest Man"

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Leshy ("The Forest Guardian") Collection 

SOSNA / PINE     ||     SAGESSE (WISDOM)     ||     MIETA / MINT

Plant-themed Jewelry in natural stones, Swarovski Crystals and Leaves

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From the Polish words meaning something found in, or "of the forest",

such as a woodsman's cottage, a tree, or forest creatures  ("lesne" or "lesny" )

A "Leshy" or Leszy = The forest itself personified :

A spirit, forest guradian or "forest man" clad in green with moss for hair.

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In Slavic Mythology,

Each forest has it's own Leshny.

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A "Forest Grandfather" with pine needles for hair.

His symbolic animals are the Deer, the Wolf and the Bear.

All plants, fruits and animals fall under his purview and protection.

The larger, stronger and older the forest, the more powerful it's Leshny.

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Master of camoflage and shapeshifting, he is more often heard than seen -

laughing, whistling, singing. Blending perfectly into the leaves and shadows of the

trees from which he draws his strength.

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He is sometimes the trickster, leading foolish travellers off the path to wander lost

in the depths of the forest *

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But cut down his trees, or take his animals without permission, and he is roused to anger.

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* The last remnant of Primeval forest, which once covered the entirety of Europe, is Bialowieza Forest in Poland - also home to the only surviving wild Bison herd in Europe. 

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Three New Necklaces:

SOSNA: (Pine Tree) - Moss Agate with dark green leafy tendrils within a clear translucent stone.

SAGESSE: Striking and unusually patterned Chrysocolla - splashes of sage green, dark brown and milky white

MIETA (Mint) - Chrysocolla in a rich and vivid deep minty green

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