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  • Exploring Watery Otherworlds of the Fae and the Dead

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing Watery Otherworlds of the Fae and the Dead!   I will be focusing on Welsh and Arthurian tales here.   Think of this post as a meditation on just how entwined water, the Fae, and…

  • Abnoba: Exploring the Goddess of the Black Forest and Celtic Rivers

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the Goddess Abnoba! Abnoba is a fascinating Goddess who is heavily tied to the Black Forest in Germany.  Her name is related to Celtic words for ‘wetness’ and ‘river.’   Abnoba’s name is also…

  • The Lorelei, the Rusalka, and the Merry Maids: Exploring Siren Energy

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday, I will be exploring Siren energy from three different parts of the world via the Lorelei, the Rusalka, and the Merry Maids! I thought that this topic would be a great follow-up to this past Mermaid Monday post about embracing…

  • The Sun and the Water: An Exploration of Celtic Solar Water Goddesses

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I have decided to discuss the overlap between Solar Goddesses and Water Goddesses! It is a very interesting aspect of Celtic myth that there are many Goddesses who are associated with the Sun.   While there is the common dichotomy of…

  • Meeting Sulis, Goddess of Thermal Springs

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am going to be focusing on discussing Sulis, the Goddess of the Thermal Springs in Bath!    Now, you may have noticed that I titled this post, Meeting Sulis.   There is a very good reason for that, as I…

  • Embracing the Lady of the Lake Archetype

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I have decided to discuss embracing the energy and archetype of the Arthurian Lady of the Lake in your Winter Spiritual Practices!    I have always felt pulled towards the Lady of the Lake, and the Gwragedd Annwn generally,…

  • Sharing Some of My Favorite Wintery Re-Reads

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a list of some of my favorite books to re-read in Winter!   Some of these are poems, some are fairytales, some are full-length novels, as I wanted to represent all of my favorite types of literature to…

  • The Nine Maidens of Annwn: Kindling the Cauldron

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the Nine Maidens of Annwn and the Welsh poem Preiddu Annwfn, known in English as The Spoils of Annwn.    Now, those familiar with Celtic myth and folklore will know that the occurrence…

  • ‘Wisht Waters’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing my review of the book Wisht Waters: The Cult & Magic of Water by Gemma Gary.   I want to note that this is the reprint Troy Books released of Wisht Waters: Aqueous Magica and the Cult of…

  • Being Held by the Ancestress in the Dark Half of the Year

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing being held by the energy of Divine Ancestresses of the Land during the darkest months!   Now, you may wonder what exactly I mean when I say being held by the Divine Ancestresses…