Femme Fatale Friday


  • 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…


  • Rusalka and Lorelei: Examining the Folklore of Russian and Germanic Mermaids

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I am going to examine Rusalka and Lorelei as Mermaids from Russian and Germanic lore, respectively!   Of course, I have written about each before, but it has been a while, and I wanted to further examine…


  • Honoring Your Body as a Watery Temple: An Enchantress of Avalon Beltane Special

    Blessed Beltane and welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s holiday Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I have decided to discuss the Female Body as a Divine Vessel of Watery Knowledge! All people are vessels of water, quite literally, given that our bodies are made up of mostly water.  …


  • The Birth of Venus: Exploring Her Birth Story for Aprhodite April

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this Aphrodite April Femme Fatale Friday, I am devoting a whole post to discussing the Birth of Venus!    So, Aphrodite in Greece and Venus in Rome have much of their mythos intertwined, as we well know.   There are two different stories about…