White Rose of Avalon

Faery

  • Spreading Joy, Tending the Sacred Waters

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s post, I am sharing a poem about the joy of playfully communing with the Sacred Waters! Spreading the Joy, Tending the Sacred Waters by Maranda Wabik The surface of the Sacred Well ripples The Holy Waters, spreading joy A pebble dropped into the…

  • Snowflakes and the Isle of Glass: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about snow falling on the Isle of Glass, as Ynys Witrin is another name for Avalon! Snowflakes and the Isle of Glass by Maranda Wabik Snow falls in a blanket on the shores of the Isle…

  • The Queen of Wands and the Knight of Wands Through the Lens of Alchemy

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post, I will be exploring the Queen of Wands and the Knight of Wands, as her lover and her helpmate, and how their archetypes can be utilized in Spiritual Alchemy!    As my regular readers may know, I have been…

  • Elfin Grot, Woodland Faery: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be sharing a poem about visiting the Elfin Grot of a Woodland Faery! Elfin Grot, Woodland Faery by Maranda Wabik Come on by the Elfin Grot Come to meet the Woodland Faery She is there to aid those who ask…

  • The Priestess as Storyteller: A Meditative Rumination on Lorekeepers, Bards, and Storytelling Traditions

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing the importance of Storytelling, being a Lorekeeper or Bard, when it comes to Priestessing!   Now, let’s delve into the depths of the Cauldron of Story, as Tolkien called the Collective Unconscious space where all stories come…

  • ‘The Romance of the Faery Melusine’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a review of the novel The Romance of the Faery Melusine, originally written by Andre Lebey and translated by Gareth Knight!   I have read this book twice now, but I did not post a review of it back when I…

  • Dancing in the Birch Grove: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about communing with the White Lady of the Birch Tree! Dancing in the Birch Grove by Maranda Wabik Tall white trees with textured bark A blanket of snow on the ground The wind whistling through the…

  • The Incarnated Mermaid Diaries: Lessons from Feeling Like a Changeling

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this second Siren Saturday of 2026, I have decided to share the second post in a series that I am calling The Incarnated Mermaid Diaries.   To recap from last week, this is a series of posts where I will discuss topics related to…

  • 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,…

  • My 5th Blog Anniversary: Reflections on 5 Years of White Rose of Avalon

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be discussing the huge milestone that I have just hit, as today is the Fifth Anniversary of the White Rose of Avalon Blog!!! I have to say that I cannot believe that this day is here.   When I began…