White Rose of Avalon

Arthurian Legend

  • The Empress Archetype as the Summer Faery Queen

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about the Empress in Tarot as an archetype and how it relates to Faery Queen’s energy!    In particular, I will be focusing on the Empress and Summer Faery Queen’s energies, as the Summer Solstice is this week. The Empress is all…

  • We Need to Talk About Madam Mim!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about Mad Madam Mim from Disney’s The Sword in the Stone!   Now, Madam Mim is a character invented by T.H. White for the novel the film is based on.   The Sword in the Stone is the first part of White’s…

  • ‘Merlin and Vivien’ Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be my own analysis of the poem Merlin and Vivien by Alfred Lord Tennyson.   I accessed the poem digitally on https://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/text/tennyson-merlin-and-vivien.   The bold sections interspersed through the poem are my thoughts and musings on what has happened in…

  • The Colors of Faery Animals

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about the colors of Faery that hold magickal significance, specifically the three colors that we see over and over signaling an animal from Faeryland in folklore!   Those three colors are white, black, and red.   I will go over each…

  • Morgana’s Val Sans Retour & Her Role as Tester of Hearts!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is an exploration of Morgan le Fay and her Val Sans Retour, or in English ‘Valley of No Return’ and her aspect of being a tester of lovers’ hearts.   It is obvious that Morgan le Fay’s primary role…

  • The Taurus Scorpio Axis & Balancing Goddess Energies in the Arthuriad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about the Taurus and Scorpio axis in the astrological wheel, which aligns with the axis connecting Beltane with Samhain, and Guinevere and Morgana in Arthurian tales by extension!    We are in the height of May’s bountiful energy, but in the Southern…

  • Faery Queens of Springtime

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to focus on some of my most beloved Faery Queens that embrace the energy of late Spring!   May is the ideal time to deepen into the energy of these Springtime Faery Queens, as they embody the sweet-scented floral beauty of…

  • Celtic Goddesses to Celebrate in the Spring!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to focus on Celtic Goddesses whose energy is in line with the Springtime in some way.   I have chosen seven of my most beloved favorites to focus on here in this post!   I will explore the connections to Spring…

  • ‘Morte d’Arthur’ by Tennyson, A Poetic Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is an analysis of the poem Morte d’Arthur by Alfred Lord Tennyson.   I accessed the text of the poem on poetryfoundation.org.   The bold text in this post is my analysis of the poem.   Without further ado, let’s get to the…

  • Golden & Silver Apples, Divine Feminine Fruit

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is going to be focused on Apple-tending Maidens of Lore and Legend!   I want to begin with Greek mythology, being that is the most well-known mythology the world over, so the first Divine Feminine Maidens I will be…