White Rose of Avalon

Celtic

  • Some Favorite Imbolc Celebrations

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Blessed Imbolc and Happy St. Brigid’s Day to all!    For today’s holiday post, I have decided that I am going to share some of my favorite rituals and celebrations for Imbolc.     MIRROR SCRYING ~I strongly adore using Mirror Scrying in Black Obsidian…

  • Sacred Sexuality, Embracing the Nymph Within

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Sacred Sexuality and the Nymph archetype.   Now, I have two dual reasons for choosing this topic for today’s post.   Firstly, my post on Nymphs and Sexuality which is from my very first year running this blog is still one…

  • Magickal Imbolc: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about the magick of Imbolc.   Imbolc is usually officially celebrated on February 1, which is this coming Thursday.  In fact, Ireland made Imbolc an official holiday just last year, as St. Brigid’s Day, which is their first legal holiday…

  • A Very Biased Ranking of All 5 Seasons of Merlin!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be another ranking of seasons of one of my favorite fantasy television shows.   I will be doing a very biased ranking of all five seasons of Merlin.   Ironically this is not a series I watched when it originally…

  • Female Druids, The Bandorai

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is going to focus on the Female Druids.   Druid Priestesses are called Bandorai, or some other form of the word which I will explain a bit below.   They are considered to be the Priestesses of the Celts which…

  • The Queen of Elphame, the Folklore, & the Scottish Witch Trials

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a bit of a companion piece to yesterday’s analysis of The Folk of the Air Trilogy (which is set in Elfhame), but this time I am going to be writing about the Queen of Elphame, the folklore of this Faery Queen, and…

  • The Folk of the Air Trilogy Review & Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review and analysis of The Folk of the Air Series by Holly Black.   I have finally read the first trilogy of books, and I will read the prequel book about Cardan’s childhood soon enough, as this series has quickly become…

  • Finding Personal Sacred Symbols

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the process of finding Sacred Symbols that are personal to us, instead of simply relying on the common ones.   We can incorporate common Sacred Symbols into a series of Personal Sacred Symbols to enhance our Spiritual Journey!   Let’s look…

  • Faery Daughters of Avalon: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about walking the Faery Goddess Path of Avalon. Faery Daughters of Avalon by Maranda Wabik Blossoms of OAK, BROOM, & MEADOWSWEET Scatter along my brow and through my hair Blessings from the Goddess above Full of love The Sword of…

  • Arianrhod & Divine Motherhood

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is going to focus on Arianrhod in her aspect as a Divine Mother.   Now, Arianrhod is far from the common image of a Mother Goddess, who is only nurturing and loving embracing her children and holding them close.  …