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  • Sacred Objects to the Goddess Melusine

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Siren Saturday post is a look at some of the Sacred Objects to Melusine!   Now, this post is going to specifically be about things that are Sacred to Melusine as found in her legend, instead of incorporating things that are Sacred to Melusine…

  • Why Should You Study The Melusine Mysteries?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Siren Saturday blog post is a bit about why you should sign up for my seven-month-long online class about Melusine!   Obviously, there are many reasons someone may be interested in this class, and I want to go over some of the reasons why…

  • Le Petit Trianon, the Faery Lifestyle, & the Coming of Spring

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post is a look at the Court of Marie Antoinette and how Le Petit Trianon can give us both style inspiration and lifestyle inspiration as we go into Spring.   The energy of Le Petit Trianon is both very…

  • Melusine & Raymond: Lovers of Lusignan

    Welcome to day one of Legendary Love Week at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Melusine and her husband Raymond!   Since the first day of this theme week fell on a Siren Saturday, the topic of the Faery Queen Melusine and her husband seemed like an ideal starting point.…

  • ‘The Book of Melusine of Lusignan’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a review of The Book of Melusine of Lusignan: in History, Legend, and Romance edited (with translations) by Gareth Knight.     This is the last book I had on my to-read list as a source for building my Melusine Online…

  • ‘Melusine’ by Jean d’Arras Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of the book Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan by Jean d’Arras.   Of course, I had read this book years ago, but I have recently re-read this tome as research in preparation for the Melusine Online Class I…

  • Studying French

    Today I want to discuss my love of the French language.   Since I was in eighth grade I have been studying French!   I studied French for a total of five years in school (eighth through twelfth grades), and I am now quite fluent in the language.    It is one of the most…