White Rose of Avalon

Witches

  • Thoughts on the Queen of Wands Archetype as a Light in the Darkness of Winter

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Tarot Tuesday post is about embracing the Queen of Wands Archetype in Winter!   As with my previous two days, I have decided to continue discussing the Divine Feminine Tarot Archetypes with this post.   In fact, I plan to continue to discuss Tarot…

  • The Yule Cat, Wicked Feline Fiend of Gryla & the Yule Lads

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about the Yule Cat from Icelandic folklore, he is known as the pet of the Yule Witch Gryla!   Now, I did a whole post on Gryla last year when I discussed her inclusion in the Yuletide special of Chilling Adventures…

  • ‘Bell Book and Candle,’ the Ideal Witchy Winter Film!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Siren Saturday post is a little bit different, as this one is a Siren Saturday post because I am discussing a film starring Silver Screen Siren Kim Novak.   Obviously, this differs from other Siren Saturday posts I have done of late discussing Sirens…

  • ‘Slewfoot’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of the Folk Horror novel Slewfoot by Brom.   This is a book that has been on my radar since it was released in 2021, and I am delighted to have finally read this novel!   I actually spent all…

  • Non-Fiction Spooky Season Book Recommendations

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is my recommendation for some great non-fiction reading for the Season of the Witch!   None of these will be ranked; these are just nine books I think would make ideal non-fiction reads for this time of year.   Without further ado, let’s…

  • ‘The All Souls Series’ by Deborah Harkness Ranked!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is going to be a ranking of all five of The All Souls books by Deborah Harkness.    To preface this post, I really love this series, and each book is definitely worth reading.   I just thought ranking my favorites as they…

  • ‘The Black Bird Oracle’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of the new novel The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness.   I am so excited to discuss this fifth installment of The All Souls Series, as I very much adore the story of Diana Bishop and Matthew Clairmont!  …

  • My Favorite Witchy Protagonists

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is all about some of my favorite Witchy Protagonists in literature!   I have chosen three very different Witchy characters who are the central characters of at least one book in a series for this post.   All three of…

  • Barbas, Demon of Fear: A 1300th Post Special!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today is a very special post, as it marks the 1300th post here on White Rose of Avalon!   This is a big deal for me, what with my love for the number 13, especially with its connection to the Divine Feminine.   In honor…

  • Ranking ‘The Lives of the Mayfair Witches’ Trilogy

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is my own ranking of The Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy of books by Anne Rice.   I have recently re-read the series, well I actually re-read the first book last fall and just re-read the second two this past week.…