White Rose of Avalon

Herbology

  • Tasseomancy: The Art of Tea Leaf Reading

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For today’s post, I have decided to share my beginning of a new type of divinatory study.   The new style of divination I am currently studying is Tasseomancy, also called Tasseography, which is more commonly known as Tea Leaf Reading. I have long been…

  • Herbs of Avalon & Beyond, My Herbology Odyssey!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about all of the herbs I have been studying this year with my Herbalism class, Herbs of Avalon taught by Suzanne O’Gara!    I will discuss a little bit about each of the herbs to give a basic understanding.   Writing this…

  • Green Goddess, Green Avalonian Priestess

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is going to be all about my own ruminations on walking the Avalonian Green Path as my first herbalism class is coming to an end.    I have been writing about Green Magick and Avalon for months and months now, but as my…

  • Finding Myself Through Avalonian Green Herbal Magick

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s post is about how working with Avalonian Green Herbal Magick helped me get to know myself better.   The journey to walking a more Green Path began for me back in February when I first signed up for Herbs of Avalon, Morgana’s Materia Medica,…

  • What’s in a Name? The Power of Latin Plant Names!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   For today’s post, I have decided to look at some of the Latin names for herbs and how they hold clues as to some of the magickal and medicinal properties of the herb!    I have decided to include nine herbs for this post, as…

  • For the Love of Faery Trees

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    For today’s post, I have decided to discuss some of my favorite Faery-related trees.    In many ways, all trees and plants can be thought of as related to Faeries, since the Fae folk are intimately connected to nature!    However, several trees are especially…

  • Faery Forests: Magickal Lands Around the World

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darling readers!   Today’s post is going to be talking about some different magickal forests from around the world.   I will break it down place by place and give some of my thoughts about them! Brocéliande Forest: Officially named the Paimpont Forest in Brittany, France:  ~This…

  • Faery Magick

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darling readers!    Today’s post is all about Faery Magick and the path of Avalon. PATH OF AVALON ~The Path of Avalon is a Path of the Goddess and a deeply Faery Path.    Avalon is at her core a Faeryland of deep magick, and she is…

  • Plant Allies & Relationships

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darling readers!   For today’s post, I have decided that I will be doing an update on some of my plant allies.   As most of my regular readers will know, I have been taking an herbalism course over the last several months, and I wanted to…

  • Great Summer Solstice Books!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darling readers!   Today’s post is a countdown of some of my favorite books to read for the Summer Solstice.   I was inspired by a list of books my herbalism teacher Suzanne O’Gara recommended to connect with Summer Solstice Energy.   Four of these books are…