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  • My Five Favorite Empress Cards

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is my ranking of my five favorite Empress Tarot cards from different decks I work with for this Tarot Tuesday.    I thought this would be an ideal companion post to yesterday’s post about High Queen energy!   The ranking will feature the…

  • Embracing the High Queen: Deepening into the Archetype for Autumn!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about embracing the Queen Archetype for Autumn.   Across many cultures, Queenly energy is associated with Autumn.   A prime example of this from Greco-Roman myth is that Persephone made her descent back into the Underworld to be with her husband at…

  • Lady of the Lake and the Priestess: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about the Lady of the Lake and becoming a Priestess. Lady of the Lake and the Priestess by Maranda Wabik Enter the Sacred Grove Feel the wonders, a mysterious trove The scent of crisp apples permeates The trees of magick…

  • Nimue & the Autumnal Equinox

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Nimue, the Queen of Avalon and Lady of the Lake!   I thought it was appropriate to discuss her today, as I associate her energy very much with the Autumnal Equinox, which is on Sunday, September 22…

  • The Mirror Birth Stories of Arthur and Galahad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about how the birth tales of Arthur and Galahad are mirror images of one another!   Now, the story of the conception and birth of King Arthur is very commonly known to those of us who study the Arthurian legends.   The…

  • The Most Romantic Faery Love Stories of the Arthuriad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be about some of my favorite romantic love stories which feature a Faery!   In particular, this will be a brief overview of four of my favorite Arthurian Faery Love Stories.   I know that many other love stories from…

  • ‘Le Tarot arthurien’ Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a very special Tarot Tuesday review of my birthday present from my amazing husband Andrew!   He gave me my gift a week early (as my Birthday is on September 8) because it arrived earlier in the mail than expected.    This…

  • 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…

  • Woodland Journey Home: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is a poem about taking an unexpected journey to your Soul’s True Home! Woodland Journey Home by Maranda Wabik Wind ripples through my long dark hair Air tickling along my pale neck The feeling of magick fills the air Maybe this Woodland is…

  • Iseult, Faery Queen & Lover of the Knight Tristan

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is about Iseult, often known as Isolde, the Faery Queen who married King Marc of Cornwall and had a famed love affair with the Knight Tristan.    In many ways, we can see her as a great counterpart of Guinevere,…