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  • The Lady of the Forest: White Lady and Faery of the Birch Tree

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I will be discussing the White Lady, the Faery Queen of the Birch Tree, also known as the Lady of the Forest!    You see, the power of the Birch Tree has been well discussed in Faerylore, folklore, Druidry,…

  • Nemetons: Sacred Groves of the Celts

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Nemetons, the Sacred Groves in Celtic and Druidic beliefs.   A Nemeton is a Grove of Trees that is used for Sacred Rites and Rituals by Druids of Old.   The word Nemeton is of Gaulish origin, but there is much…

  • The Hierophant Card in Tarot

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the Hierophant card in Tarot.    The Hierophant is the fifth card of the Major Arcana most commonly depicted as a religious leader or pope, like in the traditional Rider-Waite-Smith deck. The Hierophant card is often one that is misunderstood and…

  • ‘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…

  • 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…