White Rose of Avalon

Maranda Wabik

  • Blessed Winter Solstice, Celebrating Gwyl Elen: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Winter Solstice blog post, I will be sharing a poem about the celebration of the Winter Holidays with Elen of the Ways! Blessed Winter Solstice, Celebrating Gwyl Elen by Maranda Wabik A Chill Wind Whistles through the Trees Bright Snow is softly falling…

  • Mother’s Night: The Beginning of Yuletide & Annual Honoring of the Mother Goddesses

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing the celebration of Mother’s Night, or in Old English Mōdraniht.   This celebration occurs annually on the night before the Winter Solstice and kicks off the 12 Nights of Yule, which means that tonight is Mother’s Night…

  • Frau Holle: Goddess Turned Christmas Witch & the Wild Hunt

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Frau Holle!   Frau Holle is also known as Mother Holle, Hulde, Hulda, Mother Hulda, and even has connections to Frau Perchta, with some stating that the two are one and the same (I…

  • Becoming a Light in the Darkness

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing the process of finding the Light within to become a Light in the Darkness!   I thought that this was an ideal topic for the darkest point of the year, leading up to the Winter Solstice. So,…

  • Jack Frost: Herald of Winter & Symbol of the Season

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing the folklore surrounding Jack Frost!    The figure of Jack Frost is often discussed as the Herald of Winter, a mere symbol of the season, while other Wintertime folkloric figures take center stage.   However, he is…

  • Sharing Some of My Favorite Wintery Re-Reads

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a list of some of my favorite books to re-read in Winter!   Some of these are poems, some are fairytales, some are full-length novels, as I wanted to represent all of my favorite types of literature to…

  • Seeking the Grail Within the Self

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing the idea of seeking the Grail within the Self!    You may wonder, what is the Grail within?   Well, the Grail within is the internal source of inspiration, wisdom, creativity, and intuitive insights.  …

  • The Grail of the Goddess: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing a poem about the Grail of the Goddess! The Grail of the Goddess  by Maranda Wabik Golden Chalice of Celestial Beauty Waters of the Chalice are Sacred The finely wrought Chalice is the Grail of the Goddess…

  • December 13th, St.Lucia, & the Celebration of Lussi’s Night

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing December 13th, as a day celebrated in honor of St. Lucia, but also known as  Lussi’s Night, and how St. Lucia and the Norse lore of Lussi have, in many ways, become syncretized! The story of St.…

  • The Nine Maidens of Annwn: Kindling the Cauldron

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the Nine Maidens of Annwn and the Welsh poem Preiddu Annwfn, known in English as The Spoils of Annwn.    Now, those familiar with Celtic myth and folklore will know that the occurrence…