White Rose of Avalon

Rhiannon

  • The High Priestess in Tarot

     For today’s post I would like to discuss the importance of the High Priestess in Tarot.    Within the tradition of the tarot, the card of High Priestess is numbered two.   This makes her the third of the trumps, or major arcana cards.    She is the feminine magical force!     In a…

  • Goddesses to Work With Seasonally

    While some that work with Goddesses do so with a Patron Goddess, or a few Patrons, all year round, you can also choose to work with particular Goddesses based on the time of year.    That is what I want to focus on today.   So this will be a brief post about examples of…

  • Goddess of Death

    For today’s post I would like to look at the different death Goddesses across different pantheons.    In Greece she was Persephone and Hekate, in Egypt she was Nephthys and Isis, in Norse myth she was Hel and Freya, in Celtic Ireland she was the Morrigan, in Celtic Wales she was Rhiannon and Cerridwen, in…

  • Shadow Work and the Dark Half of the Year

    Hello my Lovely readers, as we are in the official dark half of our year again, I wanted to discuss Shadow Work.    This is often tied to the practice of magick, and it is an important part of Magickal work.   However, it is also something that one who is not using it as…

  • How Ancestral Mythology Explains My Love of the Arthuriad

    It is likely quite obvious to those reading this blog that I am obsessed with the Matter of Britain, or as it is commonly known the Arthurian legends.   This is something I believe can be partially explained by the idea of ancestral mythology.   I have written about ancestral mythology in the past, but…

  • Morgan le Fay and Rhiannon as Sister Goddesses

    I have always felt that Morgana and Rhiannon were connected.    Recently, I have deepened into the opinion that Morgana and Rhiannon can be seen as Sister Goddesses.    They have a lot of the same powers and abilities, and seem to be two sides of the same coin in many ways!   It is…

  • Top 9 Feminine Figures Associated with Avalon

    For today’s post I have chosen to do a countdown of the top nine feminine figures connected to Avalon.    I feel this will be a good companion piece to my post on seven ways to connect to Avalon!    Without further ado, here is my countdown. Number 9: Guinevere  ~This number nine female is…

  • The Rhiannon and Lady Godiva Connection

    For today’s post I would like to take a look at the way Rhiannon can be seen as connected to the legendary tale of Lady Godiva!    The Goddess Rhiannon had a story that began with her riding a beautiful white horse at a slow and steady pace across a magical border between the land…

  • Calling Forth the Birds of Rhiannon

    For today’s post I would like to share another short story that I have written. It is a story of a young witch and her dying mother. I hope you will enjoy this tale! Calling Forth the Birds of Rhiannon by Maranda Wabik A young witch is sitting in meditation trying to figure out how…

  • The Enchantress of Camelot

    For today’s post I am sharing with my readers my newest work of short fiction! In this way today is a Short Story Saturday, but I cannot guarantee short stories every week. I hope all of you enjoy this next work of fiction, which is yet again my own re-imagining of Arthurian legends! The Enchantress…