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Maranda Wabik

  • Why ‘Wuthering Heights’ is More Than Just a Story: A Reflection on My Relationship with the Novel

    Welcome to day one of Wuthering Heights Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about why Wuthering Heights is so much more than just a story, just a book, to those of us who truly love it!   So, you can consider this a bit of a backstory of…

  • Announcement: Love Week 2026 Begins Tomorrow!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I am announcing that Love Week 2026, my annual theme week to celebrate love in the lead up to Valentine’s Day, begins tomorrow!    As has become my tradition, I have chosen a more specific theme.  This year’s theme is Wuthering Heights!…

  • ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and the Initiation into Womanhood

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday post, I will be discussing the fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood as a tale of initiation!    The story of Little Red Riding Hood is likely one of the most well-known and easily recognized of all fairytales.  …

  • Bonus Post: A Reminder About the 2026 Water Priestess Confluence

    Hello, my Darlings!    Today, I have a special bonus post for you, with some reminders about the 4th Annual Water Priestess Confluence.   I will be speaking at this incredible online conference, which brings together Water Priestesses from around the globe, and I want to invite you to attend.   The 4th Annual Water…

  • The Queen of Cups & The Knight of Cups: Learning to Follow Your Heart

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Tarot Thursday post, I will be discussing the Knight of Cups and the Queen of Cups.   In particular, I will be discussing how their energies, especially when combined, are an invitation to follow your heart’s desire and listen to your intuition!…

  • Golden Dreams & Honeyed Blessings: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about blessings flowing into life! Golden Dreams & Honeyed Blessings by Maranda Wabik The sparkling Golden Light shines down The Blessings flow like Honey After times of challenge and strife There is progress to relieve that…

  • ‘The Divine Forces of the Lunar Nakshatras’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing my review of the book The Divine Forces of the Lunar Nakshatras, as Portrayed in the Vedas: Mystical Forms, Ancient Epithets, and Sacred Mythology by Radhe!   This is the first full book I have ever read…

  • Being Venus Ruled: Leading with the Planet of Love

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing what it means to have a Venus-ruled Vedic Astrology birth chart and how it has affected my life!   I thought that this was an ideal Mermaid Monday topic, given that Venus, as a planet,…

  • Tending the Flame Within: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Blessed Imbolc and Happy St. Brigid’s Day!   For today’s holiday post, I will be sharing a poem about tending the flame within the self! Tending the Flame Within  by Maranda Wabik The Candle is lit The Flame has ignited The Flame of this world …

  • The Incarnated Mermaid Diaries: Learning to Embrace Pleasure

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Siren Saturday, I have decided to share the fifth entry in my Incarnated Mermaid Diaries series.   Today’s topic is Learning to Embrace Pleasure! This is a topic that I think is important, well beyond just understanding Incarnated Mermaids and other people…