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  • Abnoba: Exploring the Goddess of the Black Forest and Celtic Rivers

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the Goddess Abnoba! Abnoba is a fascinating Goddess who is heavily tied to the Black Forest in Germany.  Her name is related to Celtic words for ‘wetness’ and ‘river.’   Abnoba’s name is also…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Enchanted Waterfall: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing a poem about the enchanted energy of Waterfalls! Enchanted Waterfall by Maranda Wabik Walking through the Woodland path Seeking the Waters of Enchantment Drawing ever nearer to where I hath Been summoned by the River Spirit’s magickal…

  • ‘In the Forest’ by Oscar Wilde: Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a line-by-line analysis of the poem In the Forest by Oscar Wilde.   The bold text between each line of the poem is my analysis.   I accessed the text of the poem on poets.org: https://poets.org/poem/forest-0.   Without further ado, let’s look…

  • The True Daughter of Elphame: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem I have composed about the energy of Elphame.    The True Daughter of Elphame by Maranda Wabik A single White Feather drifts down A melodious caw being heard to resound Filling the Forest with a bird song Harbinger of Change…

  • Woodland Quest: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about taking a Woodland Journey on a dark and cold Winter’s night! Woodland Quest by Maranda Wabik Wind sharp as ice, Thrashing overhead, Whipping at my skin like a knife’s slice. I walked down a snowy path to see where…

  • Embodiments of the Woodland: Forests Brought to Life

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is an exploration of various Faery Beings that are the embodiment of the Forest brought to life.   Specifically, I will be examining the Green Man, the Green Knight, Dryads from Greek myth, and Ents from Middle-Earth in this post.   It is…

  • ‘Wisdom of the Wild Things Oracle’ Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of my newest Oracle deck, Wisdom of the Wild Things Oracle by Angi Sullins with artwork by Evaboneva.   This is the deck that I picked up at my local Pagan Pride Day Event recently. This deck exudes an absolutely…

  • Meet the Green Woman: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about walking the Green Path and meeting the Green Woman! Meet the Green Woman by Maranda Wabik My vision filled with Green Other sights are but unseen Wondering about what can it mean? The rustling of leaves heard The sound…