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  • 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…

  • Aine, Irish Faery Queen of Midsummer!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is a Summer Solstice special about Aine, Irish Faery Queen Goddess deeply associated with Midsummer!    Aine’s name is often translated to mean ‘Bright’ or ‘Delight’ which makes sense given her Solar associations.   Aine’s name is also sometimes said…

  • 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…

  • Foxglove, Faery Flower of Enchantment!

    Welcome to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the famed Faery plant Foxglove.    Foxglove’s scientific name is Digitalis purpurea.   One of the most important things to note about Foxglove is that the plant is very poisonous, so she must never be ingested!   My inspiration to do this…

  • 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…

  • Faery Wells of Initiation: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about delving into the Wells of Faery Knowledge! Faery Wells of Initiation by Maranda Wabik Immersing in the Well of White Cleansing with a powerful might Immersing in the Well of Red Healing energies surround the head Immersing in the Well of…

  • The Enchanted Elf Archetype

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about what I call the Enchanted Elf Archetype and how to embrace this archetype in your own life!   First I want to give a brief overview of what the Enchanted Elf Archetype is.    The Enchanted Elf Archetype is a combination…