White Rose of Avalon

Femme Fatale Friday

  • Amelia Bassano: The Dark Lady, or Shakespeare Herself?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I am discussing Amelia Bassano, the Elizabethan poet often thought to be the Dark Lady of Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Now, I first want to clear up any confusion about her name.   You see, Amelia Bassano was born in…

  • Exploring Venus Verticordia on Venus Day

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings, and Happy Venus Day!   For this week’s Venusian Femme Fatale Friday, I am discussing an epithet of Venus.   Venus Verticordia, or Venus Changer of Hearts, is one of the Goddess’s most potent aspects! This aspect of Venus was said to change women’s desire from…

  • Final Day to Enroll in Lessons from Celtic Mermaids 2026

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I am here to remind everyone that today is the final day to enroll in my brand-new 7-week-long online class, Lessons from Celtic Mermaids! I cannot believe that enrollment is already at an end.   I am also…

  • Aphrodite Heteira: Courtesan

    Welcome back to Aphrodisia Week 2026 here on White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this fifth post, I will be discussing Aphrodite’s epithet of Heteira, which means Courtesan!   In this post, I will explore what the term Courtesan means and what it brings to mind for me, as Aphrodite Heteira is a…

  • The Golden Goddess of Midsummer: Embracing the Solar Divine Feminine

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I am sharing a post about embracing the Solar Divine Feminine and the Golden Goddess of Midsummer! As we are now in Midsummer season, with the Summer Solstice being Sunday, I thought that it was the ideal time…

  • Preparing for Aphrodisia: Celebrating Aphrodite and Venus in the Summer

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I have decided to discuss how to prepare to celebrate and embrace Aphrodite and Venus during the Summer.   I will be doing that through exploring Aphrodisia, usually stated to have been traditionally celebrated in late June and…

  • Life Advice from Caroline Forbes: A ‘The Vampire Diaries’ Special on White Rose of Avalon

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I wanted to share with you a post full of life advice we can learn from one of my all-time favorite fictional characters, Caroline Forbes!   A few years ago, I did a similar post for Katherine Pierce,…

  • The May Queen as an Aspect of the Celtic Venus

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the connections between May Queens and the Celtic Venus! To begin with, May Queens are automatically Celtic Venusian figures in my realm of thought.   To be a May Queen, you have to have…

  • Coventina, Celtic Goddess of the Sacred Spring

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I am discussing Coventina!   I have long been fascinated by this Goddess worshipped by the Celts, and I am excited to write about her today. Coventina’s Sacred Site was a Shrine at Carrawburgh River on Hadrian’s Wall.…

  • A May Bride: A Reflection on Embracing May Queen Energy on My 5th Wedding Anniversary

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I have decided to share a reflection about embracing May Queen energy on my Wedding Day, as it is my 5th Anniversary with my husband, Andrew! On Saturday, May 15, 2021, I finally married the love of my…