White Rose of Avalon

Arthurian Legend

  • The Wizard Archetype: Tarot & Literature

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post is about the Wizard Archetype, which is also more broadly the Magician Archetype, balanced with some bits of the Hermit Archetype.  I will be exploring the Wizard Archetype via the stories of Merlin, Gandalf, and Dumbledore!   I thought exploring…

  • Water in Celtic Folklore & Spirituality

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Mermaid Monday post is about the importance of Water in Celtic lore, legends, and magick.   Now, this is a very large topic, which I have covered in several previous posts, with this post being a short overview of this topic to give some…

  • ‘Red Tree, White Tree’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a book review of the book Red Tree, White Tree: Faeries and Humans in Partnership by Wendy Berg.   This is a book that had been on my to-read list for a while, and I was delighted to purchase it as the…

  • My Five Favorite Empress Cards

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is my ranking of my five favorite Empress Tarot cards from different decks I work with for this Tarot Tuesday.    I thought this would be an ideal companion post to yesterday’s post about High Queen energy!   The ranking will feature the…

  • Nimue & the Autumnal Equinox

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Nimue, the Queen of Avalon and Lady of the Lake!   I thought it was appropriate to discuss her today, as I associate her energy very much with the Autumnal Equinox, which is on Sunday, September 22…

  • The Mirror Birth Stories of Arthur and Galahad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about how the birth tales of Arthur and Galahad are mirror images of one another!   Now, the story of the conception and birth of King Arthur is very commonly known to those of us who study the Arthurian legends.   The…

  • The Most Romantic Faery Love Stories of the Arthuriad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be about some of my favorite romantic love stories which feature a Faery!   In particular, this will be a brief overview of four of my favorite Arthurian Faery Love Stories.   I know that many other love stories from…

  • Iseult, Faery Queen & Lover of the Knight Tristan

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is about Iseult, often known as Isolde, the Faery Queen who married King Marc of Cornwall and had a famed love affair with the Knight Tristan.    In many ways, we can see her as a great counterpart of Guinevere,…

  • The Rivalry Between Sir Lancelot and Sir Gawain in the Arthurian Legends

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s blog post is about the famed Arthurian rivalry between Lancelot and Gawain.    Although both are important Knights of the Round Table, they are often shown to be at odds with each other.    That is why I want to go over some of…

  • Modron, Faery Queen Goddess of Late Summer & Early Autumn

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Modron as a Faery Queen Goddess whose energy is very prominent at the end of Summer and going into early Autumn!   If you are on my Patreon, you will know that a couple of weeks ago…