White Rose of Avalon

Femme Fatale Friday

  • Advice from the Goddess for the New Year

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This first Femme Fatale Friday of 2024 is going to be a little bit different.    I am going to focus on advice from the Goddess for the New Year.   I will be looking at the stories of some of my most beloved Goddesses…

  • Wintery Goddess Aspects

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is all about Wintery aspects of Goddesses, in honor of this time between the Solstice and New Year!    One of the best ways to embrace the Divine Feminine all year long is to honor the ever-changing aspects of…

  • Frau Perchta, Another Christmas Witch

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss yet another Christmas Folklore Witch!   This week’s folklore figure is Frau Perchta, who is very similar to Gryla, whom I wrote about last week, but also has her own unique associations and reasoning…

  • The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina & The Christmas Witch

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is another entry in my Magical Media Analysis series.   I will be focusing on the folkloric origins and usage of the Winter Ogre Witch Gryla and her Yule Lads in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.    Gryla first…

  • The Eleusinian Mysteries, Persephone, Demeter, and the Ultimate Death Mystery Cult

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is going to be all about the Eleusinian Mysteries, at least the small amount of information that we know about it, since this was a true Mystery Cult, with its knowledge lost to history!    The concept of learning…

  • Inanna & Ereshkigal: Earlier Forms of Aphrodite & Persephone?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is about Inanna and Ereshkigal and how they may have been the earlier versions of Aphrodite and Persephone.   I am looking to do this post in order to further illuminate that although Aphrodite and Persephone are often simply seen…

  • Pandora & Her Box

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is about Pandora and her famous Box.    In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman, created by the Gods after Prometheus stole fire to give it to humans.   The creation of this first woman was in order to…

  • The Morgan le Fay & Evil Queen Connection

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is all about the connection between Morgan le Fay and the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves!   Just like my previous post comparing Morgan le Fay and Maleficent, I cannot help but state that I believe…

  • Cycle of the Goddess

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is on the cycle of the seasons relating to the Goddess energy felt throughout the year!    For ease, I will be breaking this post down into four sections, one for each seasonal Goddess and Feminine energy.   I mention…

  • Caroline Forbes, Vampire Barbie

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is all about my favorite character from my favorite show of my teen years, Caroline Forbes from The Vampire Diaries.   Caroline begins the series as the perfectionistic and slightly annoying friend of Elena and Bonnie.    However, she quickly…