White Rose of Avalon

Arthurian

  • Watery Portals to the Otherworld

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be about Watery Portals to the Otherworld, a very common occurrence in Celtic lore!   I will go into different Water Portal locations and the significance of Watery Portals in their own small sections.   Without further ado, let’s look…

  • ‘The Druidry Handbook’ Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a book review of The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth by John Michael Greer.   I have been wanting to do more research into Druidry to incorporate aspects into my spirituality.   As I am already an herbalist…

  • Poetic Analysis of ‘The Lady of Shalott’ (1832) by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    For today’s post, I have decided to share my analysis of the poem The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.   I have long adored this Arthurian poem about the ill-fated Lady whose heart was overcome by love for Sir Lancelot!   She has…

  • Duality & Triads: A Deeper Spiritual Perspective

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to focus on the concept of having a deeper perspective on spirituality than simply a view based on love and light alone.   I will be examining duality and triads to show the depth of our spiritual beliefs.   Each will…

  • The Time of Blodeuwedd

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be about the Time of Blodeuwedd in the Sisterhood of Avalon tradition, as we have just entered this time with the Full Moon in Virgo on Saturday!   Now, I obviously celebrate Blodeuwedd all year round, being that I am…

  • Embracing Your Priestess Path, The Ritualist

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about finding new ways to embrace your personal Avalonian Priestess Path, based on the Sisterhood of Avalon Tradition, started by Jhenah Telyndru!   The Sisterhood of Avalon has nine distinct Priestess Paths that you can follow, and many of us follow a…

  • Nimue, Lady of the Lake & Lover of Merlin

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is about Nimue, the great Lady of the Lake, and famed Lover of Merlin, who doomed him!   I have written so many times about the importance of the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legends.   I have discussed…

  • Excalibur & the Scabbard of Invulnerability

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be all about the sword Excalibur and the Scabbard of Invulnerability!   As we all know, one of the most iconic items in all of the Arthurian legends is the sword Excalibur.    Excalibur is the famed sword of King…

  • A Faery King’s Tie to the Land

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a bit of an expansion of the idea of having a King who is literally tied to the Land, which I analyzed in my review of The Folk of the Air Trilogy.   I wanted to go deeper and analyze how this…

  • A Very Biased Ranking of All 5 Seasons of Merlin!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be another ranking of seasons of one of my favorite fantasy television shows.   I will be doing a very biased ranking of all five seasons of Merlin.   Ironically this is not a series I watched when it originally…