White Rose of Avalon

Femme Fatale Friday

  • Exploring the Gwragedd Annwn, Faery Brides, & Human Faery Relations

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the Gwragedd Annwn, Faery Brides, and human Faery relations in folklore! The Gwragedd Annwn are the Welsh Lake Maidens, with the name Gwragedd Annwn translating to either ‘Women of the Otherworld’ or ‘Wives…

  • Mina Harker: Dracula’s Obsession

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the final day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am finishing off with this Halloween Femme Fatale Friday post about Mina Harker (nee Murray)!  What other way could I have ended this week, but to discuss the character…

  • Embracing the Bean-Sidhe for Samhain Season

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about embracing the energy of the Bean-Sidhe (or Banshee) for Samhain Season!    Now, I know you may wonder, do I want to embrace the energy of the Bean-Sidhe?   Is that not a sad or painful energy to…

  • ‘The Lure’ & ‘The Ugly Stepsister’: Iconic Body Horror Films Based on Fairytales!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing The Lure and The Ugly Stepsister as iconic body horror takes on fairytales!   Both of these stories are centered on female characters, which is common for both fairytales and horror films, and makes…

  • Hel, Goddess of the Norse Underworld

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday post, I am sharing my final post in a small four-part series on the children of Loki.   As they all tend to be seen as monstrous, I thought this was an ideal mini-series for October!   This post is…

  • Vampires and Embracing Feminine Sexuality

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s first Femme Fatale Friday blog post of October, I will be discussing folklore and sexuality of Vampires!   In particular, I will examine female Vampires and their unique brand of sexuality in literature, films, and television series.   This will include looking at…

  • The Maiden and the Monster: Exploring the Women from ‘King Kong’ and ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss two characters from classic Golden Age Hollywood Horror films, as they have some things in common.   I was inspired to write this post after my recent rewatch of Creature from the Black Lagoon.  …

  • The Autumnal Equinox and Morgan le Fay

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the Autumnal Equinox and Morgan le Fay, as Avalon is greatly aligned with the Autumn Equinox!   Now, I want to begin by stating that Suzanne O’Gara, owner of Alchemy of Avalon, and…

  • Cinderella and the Power of True Kindness

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Cinderella and the power of true kindness that we can draw inspiration from when working with the Soft Feminine and Light Feminine energies!   We all know the story of Cinderella, or at…

  • The Evolution of the Lady of the Lake: An Avalonian Autumn Special at White Rose of Avalon

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the evolution of the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian lore!   I thought this would be an ideal way to kick off September, as this is a very Avalonian time of year,…