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Death

  • Deepening My Connection with Honeybees

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be discussing deepening a connection to Honeybees! As Spring is at its peak, I think this is the ideal time to talk about Honeybees.   With the weather growing warmer and the flowers in full bloom, our pollinators are more…

  • The Death Card & the Hope for Renewal

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday post, I will be discussing the Death card and how this energy relates to the hope for renewal, both in the form of Spring and in the form of acceptance of a loss!   This post is a bit of a…

  • Mourning Lost Loved Ones: Remembrance & Love

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be sharing a meditative reflection on the process of Mourning Lost Loved Ones!    As you might expect from the topic, I have recently lost someone.   I have lost my great uncle.   While I will not be going…

  • Memento Mori & Ancestral Remembrance: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem about Ancestral Remembrance and the concept of Memento Mori! Memento Mori & Ancestral Remembrance by Maranda Wabik The phrase Memento Mori infiltrates the mind A knowledge that all things must end Reminds me of the…

  • The Death Card & Samhain Season

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post, I will be discussing the Death card in Tarot and how it relates to Samhain season!    This is the most obvious card that is aligned with Samhain season, and for good reason, as Samhain, as a season, is…

  • The Washer at the Ford & Faery Women as Death Omens

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Mermaid Monday blog post is about the Washer at the Ford and Feminine Death Omens!   The Washer at the Ford is a Watery Faery Woman, hence her inclusion in a Mermaid Monday post.   I want to begin by stating that the original…

  • Hel, Goddess of the Norse Underworld

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday post, I am sharing my final post in a small four-part series on the children of Loki.   As they all tend to be seen as monstrous, I thought this was an ideal mini-series for October!   This post is…

  • Movie Suggestions for When You Want to Feel Death and the Maiden Energy

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is another list of film recommendations based on how you want to feel.   For today’s theme, it is films that give off the energy of the Death and the Maiden motif! The Phantom of the Opera (1925) ~To begin this list, I…

  • Freya and Fólkvangr, a December Friday the 13th Special!

    Happy Friday the 13th, and welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!   As it is Friday the 13th of December, I have decided that this week’s Femme Fatale Friday will be about Freya and Fólkvangr, exploring her aspect as a Death Goddess.   I thought that this would be the ideal aspect…

  • Marzanna, Slavic Winter Goddess

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Marzanna, the Winter Goddess from Slavic folklore, in honor of the first Friday post of December!   To clarify, her name is different depending on the specific Slavic region.   Here is a list of her many…