White Rose of Avalon

Maranda Wabik

  • The Siren Archetypes Found in Ellen T. White’s ‘Simply Irresistible’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I have decided to discuss the Siren Archetypes as presented by the book Simply Irresistible by Ellen T. White!   This is a fascinating book that I first read several years ago.   It explores the Siren Archetypes, also known as…

  • The Drowned City of Ys

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing the story of the Drowned City of Ys!   Ys was a city whose folklore was found in the region of Brittany, France. Ys was a city that was said to be built on the…

  • We Need to Talk About ‘Together’ (2025) ~Full Spoilers Film Review~

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I just have to give a full spoiler review of the brand new horror film Together!   I saw this film with my husband on Friday, and we both had very visceral reactions to it in the best way.   Together…

  • Bright Sun, Loving Mother Nature: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about the Sun and Mother Nature’s energy! Bright Sun, Loving Mother Nature by Maranda Wabik The Solar Rays beating down from above The Motherly embrace of warmth and love The Sun, the Sea, and the Earth…

  • Lughnasadh and Embracing the Mother Archetype for the First Harvest

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Blessed Lughnasadh!   For this week’s Holiday Femme Fatale Friday, I will be looking at how embracing the Mother Archetype can aid us in connecting with the first Harvest Festival.   In my class, the Melusine Mysteries, I have aligned the Mother aspect of Melusine…

  • Gold Veils & Mermaid Tails: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about the magick of Summer, the Sun, and the Sea! Gold Veils & Mermaid Tails by Maranda Wabik A Veil of Gold shining across my head My long hair is covered by the Golden cloth My…

  • Jenny Greenteeth, Grindylows, and Nessie: Watery Monsters

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be discussing some Watery Monsters from Celtic folklore.   This post is a bit of a companion piece to last week’s post about Water Horses of Celtic folklore, which also often appear as truly monstrous.   Other than that, the…

  • Leading from the Heart: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about Heart-led Soul intentions! Leading from the Heart by Maranda Wabik Leading from the Heart Is the best way to start To evolve into the most authentic you Many will fear doing this, making it important to do Overcome your…

  • Five More Sea Animal Guardians

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing some more Sea Animal Guardians, as this is a follow-up to a post I did a few weeks ago on Sea Animal Guardians.   Without further ado, let’s look at five more Sea Animal Guardians! …

  • ‘The Mermaid’ by W.B. Yeats Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing my line-by-line analysis of the short poem The Mermaid by William Butler (W.B.) Yeats!   I have accessed the text of the poem on https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/mermaid-10#google_vignette.   As a brief sidenote, the version of this poem that I am…