White Rose of Avalon

Faery

  • Birds as Emblems of Goddesses

    For today’s post I have chosen to discuss the birds that are sacred to my four favorite goddesses!    These goddesses are Aphrodite (Venus), Freya, Rhiannon, and Blodeuwedd!   All of these goddesses have bird associations, that make birds sacred to them in some way. First I would like to look at Aphrodite.  The Greek…

  • Faeries of Dark and Light

    Faeries, the Fair Folk, the Wee Ones, the Fae, there are literally thousands of ways to name these magical beings.     There are just as many, if not more, species of faerie beings.    Today they are most often thought of in terms of sweet flower faeries and pixies (like Tinkerbell).    This is…

  • Five Welsh Celtic Goddesses

    For today’s post I want to look at five of the most important Welsh Celtic goddesses.    This list contains five goddesses that appear in the Mabinogion.   I have mentioned all of them before, two of them I have written about more than once!    Today will be a countdown of these goddesses that…

  • Representations of Mermaids

    For today’s post I would like to look at different ways that mermaids have been represented.   The way mermaids have been portrayed throughout time has been varied from positive water faeries who sometimes help rescue sailors to negative sirens who are thirsty for blood.  Many of the earliest types of mermaid-like creatures featured in…

  • The Importance of Imagination and Inspiration

    Today I want to discuss the importance imagination and inspiration play in our lives, especially for those of us who are creative (and how creative people make things for all to enjoy).   My imagination is what inspires the manuscripts I work on, my poetry and short fiction, and of course my blog posts here! …

  • Living the Faerie Life

    For all of us Faerie loving people out there, it is a dream to live life the way faeries would.    While, most of us do not have to ability to literally walk into the Faery realm, we can still take inspiration from the fae in how we live life!    I take inspiration from…

  • Beach Reads

    It is now the time of year to enjoy being outdoors, and celebrating the beauty of nature.   For many people this includes trips to the beach, and books to bring along with them.    I personally adore summer reading, and reading a book outdoors!    However, I am not really much for the traditionally…

  • My Top 5 Sleeping Beauty Book Adaptations

    Today I would like to countdown my top five favorite Sleeping Beauty book adaptations.   All of these are inspired by the fairytale, but vary in reading level, and content. Number 5: The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by Anne Rice ~Be warned that these are very adult novels!   They are inspired by the fairytale, and…

  • Faerie Tale and Legend Inspired Beauty

    As someone who has always adored Arthurian legend, Pre-Raphaelite art, faeries, and mermaids, I have been inspired by each of these things, in the way I dress and use beauty products.   Mermaid, faerie, and Pre-Raphaelite art all covet long and luscious hair (of course, to be fair faeries can also have short sassy hair…

  • Oberon: Faerie King

    Happy Summer Solstice readers!    For today’s holiday post I have decided to take on the subject of Oberon!   In many tales there are faerie kings, as well as queens.   The name of a faerie king is most often Oberon, and this is likely based in older folk tales across Britain.   Most…