White Rose of Avalon

Birds

  • Enchanted Spirit Animal Guardians in My Life in 2025

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is my ruminations on the nine most profound Animal Spiritual Companions in my life currently.   I have written quite a bit about different Spirit Animals over the four years that I have been writing this blog.   So I have written…

  • Ruminations on the Air Element

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about embracing the Air Element.   Air is an element that I have been feeling myself drawing ever closer to, as I have really started to acknowledge that one of my key gifts is Communication!   Additionally, I have such a…

  • The True Daughter of Elphame: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem I have composed about the energy of Elphame.    The True Daughter of Elphame by Maranda Wabik A single White Feather drifts down A melodious caw being heard to resound Filling the Forest with a bird song Harbinger of Change…

  • Woodland & the Adar Rhiannon: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about encountering the Adar Rhiannon in the Faery Woodland! Woodland & the Adar Rhiannon by Maranda Wabik Three songbirds in the tree Sweet melody sets my soul free  A White Horse appears On this Woodland Path I know the Goddess…

  • ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is an analysis of the poem Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats!   I accessed the text of the poem on poetryfoundation.org.   The bold text after each stanza is my thoughts on the stanza.    Without further ado, let’s examine this…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Ode to a Corvid: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about my deep connection to Corvids! Ode to a Corvid by Maranda Wabik Flight of the Crow So much there is to know Will you teach me to rise against foes? Will you save me from my woes? Sage Bird,…

  • Blossoming Birdsong: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is a poem that I wrote on the morning of the Spring Equinox a couple of days ago.   It is my own exploration of how we feel nature expanding and growing around us in the lead-up to Spring blooming.  Blossoming Birdsong by…

  • Corvus, the Crow Constellation

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is yet another one about my favorite bird the crow, but this time I am focusing on the Corvus, the crow constellation.   Corvus is located right next to Virgo, giving this constellation a very special placement for me, as it is aligned…