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Guinevere

  • Embracing the Maiden Archetype Through Studying Stories: A Look at 3 Maiden Faery Queen Goddesses

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing embracing the Maiden Archetype!   I will be discussing three primary examples of the Maiden Archetype from Welsh Celtic and Arthurian myth and legends to illustrate how we can learn so much about Maiden…

  • Elaine of Corbenic, Grail Maiden & Mother of Galahad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Elaine, the Grail Maiden and mother of Galahad from the Arthurian legends!   I want to begin by stating that there is a lot to be said about the Grail Maiden when you…

  • Avalonian Apple Trees: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing a poem about the Orchards of Avalon! Avalonian Apple Trees by Maranda Wabik Crisp and tangy scent of Apples permeates the air Golden and red leaves show a day so fair The crunch of fallen leaves underfoot…

  • Iseult: Faery Queen of Cornwall & Healer Princess of Ireland

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Iseult and her nature as a Faery Queen and Healer!   I have long been utterly fascinated, and honestly totally obsessed, with the legend of Tristan and Iseult.   My obsession began in…

  • ‘The Defense of Guenevere’: A Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post,  I have done an analysis of the poem The Defense of Guenevere by William Morris.   I accessed the text at https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22650/22650-h/22650-h.htm.   All of the sections in bold and all caps are my analysis.    Without…

  • The Empress and The Lovers: Tarot Cards of May

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post is about how the combined energies of the Empress and the Lovers cards in Tarot are so perfectly aligned with May’s energy!   As it is the end of May, I thought that this would be a great way to…

  • ‘The Once and Future Queen’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a review of The Once and Future Queen by Nicole Evelina!   So, this is a re-read of a book that I originally read five years ago.   After re-reading the author’s trilogy of novels about Guinevere, I just had to…

  • A Look at Celtic Venusian Films

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be discussing films to watch to embrace the energy of the Celtic Venus!   Now, I will note that some of these are more obvious for the category of being Celtic Venusian, while others are more modern and not nearly…

  • The Power of Goddess Archetypes and Faery Queens

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the power of using Goddess Archetypes in your life!   I will be looking at Jean Shinoda Bolen’s Goddesses in Everywoman archetypes by aligning them with Celtic Goddesses to deepen our work with Celtic Venusian and Faery Queen Energies.    Without…

  • Guinevere, the Ultimate May Queen

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, we will be looking at why Guinevere is truly the ultimate May Queen!   As I have worked with the energy of the May Queens more and more deeply, I have come to view Guinevere as the ultimate May…