The Green Man

Pagans have few places in LA to really explore their craft.  Besides a few groups in what remains of the wild lands on the fringes of the city the Green Man, in North Hollywood, is a real Pagan jewel complete with crystals, oils, talismans, ritual supplies, tarot readers, psychics and every manner talisman you could ask for.  If you look closely, they even have some of those obscure pagan bumper stickers that you can usually only find at art fairs.  I have to admit I was tempted by the As Above...So Below decal. 

Opened in July of 2010, the store is a self described shop with "a vision of an evolving spirit of community" which definitely comes across as soon as you walk through the door.  Inside, they provide more than just a few candles and pewter pentagrams (both of which they carry) but it also has a great herb and oil selection and a ritual space in the back. 

Green Man is a small space in North Hollywood with four walls sporting every kind of knick-knack or spell piece, with a good selection of ritual candles, books, crystals and herbs for just about any and every conceivable occult or esoteric use. 

Calling it The Green Man isn't lost in the fact that the establishment is in North Hollywood as it is the best dressed building on the block.  You know you're in the right place when you walk up to the rustic styled door and unmistakable green of the walls, you can't help but feel like you're walking into tan apothecary of alchemist shop from old, filled with people who have the knowledge of the working.  The look absolutely fits the feel of the building.

If you can't get to the space and only visit the website, I think you'll agree that it does the physical business justice.  The simple and rustic look of the site fits the mood of the space.  If you visit the site, check out their events calendar as they have a rich selection of activities including movie discussion nights, séance workshops, weekly pagan craft classes, and drum circles.  As a rule, their calendar follows the Pagan holidays, so watch for early close days.   

And, from my visit, the staff is very attentive and knows their stuff which I discovered when asking a few questions about their selection of oils.  Asking a very specific question, the fellow behind the counter was quick to pull the reference I made on the Kabbalah and zeroed right in on the Sephirot I was alluding to.

 

Lots of street parking and not a lot of neighboring business traffic which makes it easy to get into.  The store itself is kid friendly if they are well into the subject matter, but be warned there are some exotic items that might make them giggle.

The Green Man is located at
5712 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA
91601-1625
(818) 985-2010

or on line at The Green Man Store 

Store hours are:

Tue-Sat 11 am - 7 pm

Sun 12 pm - 5 pm