White Rose of Avalon

Melusine

  • The Avalonian Water Priestess Path & Dancing with the Energy of Serpents and Dragons

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing walking the Path of an Avalonian Water Priestess and Priestess of Melusine!   Given the title, I will also be touching on how Serpents and Dragons relate to this Path.    My work as a…

  • Being Held by the Ancestress in the Dark Half of the Year

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing being held by the energy of Divine Ancestresses of the Land during the darkest months!   Now, you may wonder what exactly I mean when I say being held by the Divine Ancestresses…

  • The Watery Depths: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday post, I will be sharing a poem about swimming in the watery depths of the unconscious, and the treasures you may find within! The Watery Depths by Maranda Wabik The sound of splashing all around The rush of Water does abound…

  • Melusine’s Draconic Flight

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday post, I will be discussing my beloved Faery Queen and Mermaid Goddess of Avalon, Melusine.   In particular, I will be exploring her Dragonic Flight back to Avalon! This part of Melusine’s legend begins when her husband, Raymond, spied…

  • The Queen of Wands & Draconic Energy

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Thursday post, I will be exploring the Queen of Wands and how her Alchemical nature relates to Draconic Energy!   It came to me recently, as I was doing my morning Tarot Readings for myself, that the Queen of Wands holds an…

  • 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…

  • A Reflection on the Conclusion of the First Year of Melusine Mysteries

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be sharing a very gratitude-filled reflection on having just wrapped up my first year of the Melusine Mysteries!    I truly cannot believe that my first class of the Melusine Mysteries has already finished.   The whole seven months truly…

  • Embracing the Serpentine Siren During the Dark Half of the Year

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Siren Saturday post, I will be discussing Embracing the Serpentine Siren for the Dark Half of the Year!   With all of my studies of Sidereal and Vedic Astrology, and my teaching of the Melusine Mysteries this year, I have been really thinking…

  • 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…

  • ‘The Penguin Book of the Mermaids’ Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing my review of The Penguin Book of Mermaids edited by Cristina Bacchilega and Marie Alohalani Brown.   This is one of those great Penguin collections of stories and historical accounts, this time about Mermaids! This book includes many…