White Rose of Avalon

Maranda Wabik

  • Ranking My Top Five Favorite Vampire Comedy Films

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is my ranking of my five favorite Vampire Comedy films! Number 5: The Restless Vampire Killers (1967) ~To begin my top five list of great Vampire comedies, I just had to have this film here.   While it is known that Roman Polanski…

  • The Death Card & Samhain Season

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post, I will be discussing the Death card in Tarot and how it relates to Samhain season!    This is the most obvious card that is aligned with Samhain season, and for good reason, as Samhain, as a season, is…

  • The Washer at the Ford & Faery Women as Death Omens

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Mermaid Monday blog post is about the Washer at the Ford and Feminine Death Omens!   The Washer at the Ford is a Watery Faery Woman, hence her inclusion in a Mermaid Monday post.   I want to begin by stating that the original…

  • Calan Gaeaf & the Call of the Banshee: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I am sharing a poem about Samhain, here using the Welsh name Calan Gaeaf, and Banshees! Calan Gaeaf & the Call of the Banshee by Maranda Wabik October draws on With the final Harvest coming anon The wind whistles with a startling…

  • Embracing the Serpentine Siren During the Dark Half of the Year

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Siren Saturday post, I will be discussing Embracing the Serpentine Siren for the Dark Half of the Year!   With all of my studies of Sidereal and Vedic Astrology, and my teaching of the Melusine Mysteries this year, I have been really thinking…

  • ‘The Lure’ & ‘The Ugly Stepsister’: Iconic Body Horror Films Based on Fairytales!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing The Lure and The Ugly Stepsister as iconic body horror takes on fairytales!   Both of these stories are centered on female characters, which is common for both fairytales and horror films, and makes…

  • Harvest Festival at the Pumpkin Patch: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a poem about enjoying a Harvest Festival! Harvest Festival at the Pumpkin Patch by Maranda Wabik Walking along row after row of orange gourds Smelling the Apple Cider in the air Leaves are falling everywhere Oh, haven’t you heard? Today is…

  • Tarot Readings at Oktoberfest: A Reflection

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a reflection on my experiences performing Tarot Readings at an Oktoberfest event this past weekend!   So, I will begin by pulling off the band-aid straight away.   The event definitely did not go as well as I would have liked, and…

  • ‘Hour of the Pumpkin Queen’ 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 Hour of the Pumpkin Queen by Megan Shepherd.   This is the second in the Pumpkin Queen book series, which serves as a continuation of The Nightmare Before Christmas.   The series…

  • Dancing with the Serpent Queen: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I am sharing a poem about embracing Serpentine energy! 🐍 Dancing with the Serpent Queen 👑 by Maranda Wabik Autumnal leaves rustling along the grass Whistling wind bustling against the glass The Kundalini energy is awakening Reminding me that…