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  • Maenads and Wild Femininity: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing a poem about the wild femininity of Maenads as Priestesses of Dionysus! Maenads and Wild Femininity by Maranda Wabik Vines are threaded through the hair Her feet are bare Her face is fair There is a wild…

  • Exploring the Cult of Dionysus

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be exploring the Cult of Dionysus!   I have always loved the stories of Dionysus, with all of the joyful wild abandon and even madness. It is not a surprise to me that one of the most important Mystery…

  • Ran and Her Nine Daughters

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I am discussing the Norse Sea Goddess Ran and her Nine Daughters, or the Nine Wave Maidens from Norse myth! Ran is the wife of Aegir, Lord of the Sea, and together they have Nine Daughters, who are…

  • Embracing the Story of Calypso and the Archetypal Island Enchantress

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing embracing the story of Calypso for her archetypal energy as an Island Enchantress!   I thought that this would be an ideal topic as we are transitioning into Summer. So, it may not surprise people…

  • Love Goddess & Sea Goddess: Exploring the Connection

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be exploring the connection between Love Goddesses and Sea Goddesses! The most obvious example of a Love Goddess who is also a Sea Goddess is Aphrodite.   After all, her most famous birth story is the one where she…

  • Coventina, Celtic Goddess of the Sacred Spring

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I am discussing Coventina!   I have long been fascinated by this Goddess worshipped by the Celts, and I am excited to write about her today. Coventina’s Sacred Site was a Shrine at Carrawburgh River on Hadrian’s Wall.…

  • The Sun and the Water: An Exploration of Celtic Solar Water Goddesses

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I have decided to discuss the overlap between Solar Goddesses and Water Goddesses! It is a very interesting aspect of Celtic myth that there are many Goddesses who are associated with the Sun.   While there is the common dichotomy of…

  • Flower Maidens and Sacred Waters: Seeking Balance Between the Earth and Water Elements

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am examining the balance of Earth and Water through Flower Maidens and the Sacred Waters! While many people will think of Flower Maidens and Sacred Waters as not very compatible, given that one is more associated with the earth element…

  • The Birth of Venus: Exploring Her Birth Story for Aprhodite April

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this Aphrodite April Femme Fatale Friday, I am devoting a whole post to discussing the Birth of Venus!    So, Aphrodite in Greece and Venus in Rome have much of their mythos intertwined, as we well know.   There are two different stories about…

  • The Flower Bride Comes into Bloom

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be exploring Flower Bride energy, which is coming into bloom now, as we transition into Spring! As the cold, hard earth begins to soften with the Sun warming the world, as the snow finishes melting, nourishing…