White Rose of Avalon

Arthurian

  • Starlings, Owls, & Ravens: Sacred Birds of ‘The Mabinogion’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is an exploration of Starlings, Owls, and Ravens as Sacred Birds in The Mabinogion and their relationships to Faery Queen Goddesses!    This post also serves as a reason to explore exactly why I chose to name my Patreon tiers after these Sacred…

  • Guinevere’s Lead: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is a poem about traveling to Faeryland with a trusted Faery Queen Guide and Guardian! Guinevere’s Lead by Maranda Wabik Guinevere takes my hand For she will lead me to Faeryland Past the groves of Camelot Into the dense forests of Broceliande Sparkling…

  • Avalonian Rose Faery Mysteries!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Blessed Midsummer and Happy Summer Solstice to all!    Today’s holiday post is the very special announcement that Avalonian Rose Faery Mysteries, my Patreon Faery Mystery Community and School, has officially launched.    I am beyond thrilled to be sharing even more of my Avalonian,…

  • The Empress Archetype as the Summer Faery Queen

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about the Empress in Tarot as an archetype and how it relates to Faery Queen’s energy!    In particular, I will be focusing on the Empress and Summer Faery Queen’s energies, as the Summer Solstice is this week. The Empress is all…

  • We Need to Talk About Madam Mim!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about Mad Madam Mim from Disney’s The Sword in the Stone!   Now, Madam Mim is a character invented by T.H. White for the novel the film is based on.   The Sword in the Stone is the first part of White’s…

  • ‘Merlin and Vivien’ Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be my own analysis of the poem Merlin and Vivien by Alfred Lord Tennyson.   I accessed the poem digitally on https://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/text/tennyson-merlin-and-vivien.   The bold sections interspersed through the poem are my thoughts and musings on what has happened in…

  • A Very Exciting Announcement, My Patreon is Coming Soon!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a very exciting announcement, as I am starting a Patreon!    My Patreon will be launching at Midsummer (or another way to say that is on the Summer Solstice) on Thursday, June 20th this year.     For my Patreon, which…

  • The Colors of Faery Animals

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about the colors of Faery that hold magickal significance, specifically the three colors that we see over and over signaling an animal from Faeryland in folklore!   Those three colors are white, black, and red.   I will go over each…

  • Morgana’s Val Sans Retour & Her Role as Tester of Hearts!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is an exploration of Morgan le Fay and her Val Sans Retour, or in English ‘Valley of No Return’ and her aspect of being a tester of lovers’ hearts.   It is obvious that Morgan le Fay’s primary role…

  • The Taurus Scorpio Axis & Balancing Goddess Energies in the Arthuriad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about the Taurus and Scorpio axis in the astrological wheel, which aligns with the axis connecting Beltane with Samhain, and Guinevere and Morgana in Arthurian tales by extension!    We are in the height of May’s bountiful energy, but in the Southern…