White Rose of Avalon

Maranda Wabik

  • Olga of the Birch Forest: Female Lead Character of ‘The Northman’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Olga from The Northman and how the film took inspiration from Shakespeare to craft a character based on Ophelia, but with a twist and a different ending!   I thought this would be an…

  • We Need to Talk About ‘The Northman’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Magical Media Analysis blog post, I will be discussing Robert Eggers’ film The Northman and unpacking some of the Norse mythology, spirituality, and inspiration from Shakespeare’s Hamlet found within the film!   It was actually the final Robert Eggers film that I had…

  • Learning About the Self Through Stories

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing how we can learn about ourselves through stories and the archetypes found within them!    In the study of folklore, legends, myth, and fairytales, patterns begin to form.   These archetypal themes and characters appear time and…

  • The Ace of Wands & New Creative Endeavors

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday post, I will be discussing the Ace of Wands!    The Ace of Wands is a card of new beginnings, as all Ace cards denote new beginnings of some sort.   In the case of the Ace of Wands, the beginnings…

  • Special Announcement: I Will Be Speaking at the 4th Annual Water Priestess Confluence!

     Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday post, I am absolutely delighted to share a very special announcement with everyone.    ✨🌊 I will be speaking at the 4th Annual Water Priestess Confluence! 🌊✨  I am so beyond thrilled and incredibly grateful for being given this opportunity to…

  • Spreading Joy, Tending the Sacred Waters

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s post, I am sharing a poem about the joy of playfully communing with the Sacred Waters! Spreading the Joy, Tending the Sacred Waters by Maranda Wabik The surface of the Sacred Well ripples The Holy Waters, spreading joy A pebble dropped into the…

  • The Incarnated Mermaid Diaries: Incarnated Mermaids and the Celtic Venus

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Siren Saturday, I have decided to share the fourth entry in my Incarnated Mermaid Diaries series.   Today’s topic is Incarnated Mermaids and the Celtic Venus! As many of my regular readers here likely know, the energy of the Celtic Venus has…

  • Éowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Éowyn from The Lord of the Rings.   I have surprisingly never discussed her before, which I realized during my recent rewatch of the films, so I will be rectifying that today!  …

  • Golden Leo Energy & Silvery Cancer Energy: Coming into Alchemical Balance

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing some of my insights about balancing the Golden energy of Leo and Silvery energy of Cancer, through my work with Sidereal and Vedic Astrology!    I view this as an energy balance of coming into an Alchemical…

  • Snowflakes and the Isle of Glass: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about snow falling on the Isle of Glass, as Ynys Witrin is another name for Avalon! Snowflakes and the Isle of Glass by Maranda Wabik Snow falls in a blanket on the shores of the Isle…