White Rose of Avalon

Celtic

  • Blooms of Blodeuwedd

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the three flowers used to create Blodeuwedd!  Although in some tellings nine blooms are used to call Blodeuwedd forth into corporeal form, I want to focus on the three always stated to be part of her creation.   I felt this…

  • ‘Morte d’Arthur’ by Tennyson, A Poetic Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is an analysis of the poem Morte d’Arthur by Alfred Lord Tennyson.   I accessed the text of the poem on poetryfoundation.org.   The bold text in this post is my analysis of the poem.   Without further ado, let’s get to the…

  • Arianrhod’s Dance: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poetic meditation on Arianrhod’s story and her place as a Divine Mother who never desired Motherhood instead imparting Destinies upon her son and inspiring the creation of Blodeuwedd, and what we can learn from her tale!    Arianrhod’s Dance by Maranda…

  • Golden & Silver Apples, Divine Feminine Fruit

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is going to be focused on Apple-tending Maidens of Lore and Legend!   I want to begin with Greek mythology, being that is the most well-known mythology the world over, so the first Divine Feminine Maidens I will be…

  • Embracing the Energy of Divine Feminine Tarot Archetypes as a Priestess

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s Tarot Thursday post focuses on Divine Feminine Tarot archetypes in the High Priestess and the Empress as a Priestess.   I will examine this through the two main aspects of the Priestess which I personally embody.   The two main aspects of my Priestess…

  • 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…