White Rose of Avalon

Celtic

  • My Top 5 Favorite Portrayals of Merlin in Visual Media

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a countdown of my five favorite portrayals of Merlin across visual media!   As a huge lover of Arthurian legends since a young age, I have seen countless adaptations of the legends.   It took some narrowing down, so I did not…

  • ‘Celtic Goddess Grimoire’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of the brand-new book Celtic Goddess Grimoire by Annwyn Avalon.   This newest book by Annwyn Avalon was just officially released on March 4.   Since I pre-ordered it, the book was actually sent out early, so I received it…

  • Cycle Through the Year with the Mermaid Archetype

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about how to work with the Mermaid Archetype through the Wheel of the Year!   I think this is a fantastic post for Mermaid Monday, as well as working in conjunction with several posts of the past few weeks.   For this…

  • Swans, Birds of Otherworldly Enchantment

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Swans and their significance in tales of the Otherworld.    The idea for this post came to me in a spark of Awen (Celtic concept of inspiration) when I was doing my morning yoga.    I was in pigeon pose, which…

  • The Three Realms of Celtic Cosmology & the Zodiac Wheel

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be focused on how we can break down the Astrological Wheel based on the Three Realms of Celtic Cosmology.   The Three Realms are the Realm of Sky, Realm of Land, and Realm of Sea.    The Realm of Sky…

  • Embracing a Personal Connection to the Ninefold

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about finding your own personal Ninefold, through Goddesses of the Celtic lands that you are drawn to honor in your practice.    I find that given this post is so deeply rooted in the Divine Feminine, it is…

  • Let’s Talk About Changelings!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to focus on the concept of Faery Changelings!   I have long been fascinated by the concept of Changelings, given Changelings are very prominent in much of old Faerylore.   However, I tend to have a bit of a different relationship…

  • Watery Portals to the Otherworld

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be about Watery Portals to the Otherworld, a very common occurrence in Celtic lore!   I will go into different Water Portal locations and the significance of Watery Portals in their own small sections.   Without further ado, let’s look…

  • The Gift of the Sight

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be about having the Sight.   The Sight is a term used to describe the capability of those with psychic abilities to see in many ways.   This can refer to visions, dreams, prophecy, intuition, and oracular work.   This…

  • ‘The Druidry Handbook’ Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a book review of The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth by John Michael Greer.   I have been wanting to do more research into Druidry to incorporate aspects into my spirituality.   As I am already an herbalist…