For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem that I have composed about the magic of Beltane. I wrote this in an inspired time on Beltane Eve this year! Beltane Faery Queen by Maranda Wabik Beltane Fires Maypole Spires Dancing Faeries I am entering a land of Enchantment This is a quest…
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Beltane Celebrations
Blessed Beltane! For today’s holiday post, I have decided to share a Beltane post about ways to celebrate this amazing holiday! I will give you a long list with brief descriptions of what each is. There are various depths of celebrations here, from simple to quite complex! Make Mead or Honey Your…
Read MoreBeltane Goddesses: Flower Brides, May Queens, and Faery Queens
For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at four of the most important Goddesses in Celtic myth and Arthurian legends for this most potent holiday of Beltane! I love Beltane, it is my second favorite holiday of the year, second only to Samhain. These Goddesses are perfect to honor at…
Read MoreThe Faery Gift of the Sight
Welcome to day six of 7 Gifts of Faery Week at White Rose of Avalon! For day six, I will be focusing on the gift of Faery known as The Sight. This is the Faery Gift that I relate to the planet the Moon and therefore the day of the week Monday, which…
Read MoreAstrology and the Wheel of the Year
For today’s post, I have decided that I would discuss how Astrology relates to the Wheel of the Year. Both the Sun in the different signs and the Wheel of the Year are both ruled by the turning of the Sun through the year. So for this post, I will be going over…
Read MoreFaeries and Seasonal Energy
For today’s post, I have decided to go over some of my favorite faeries that embody the energies of the seasons of the Wheel of the Year. Banshee: Samhain is the season that I associate with the Banshee. She is the Faery Wailing Woman and one who detects the deaths of those in certain…
Read MoreBlessed Imbolc: A Poem
For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem about today’s holiday of Imbolc! Blessed Imbolc by Maranda Wabik Nymphs dancing Barefoot in the Woodland Sisters moving Hand in hand Energies raised As frosty days Slowly give way To melting ice Now is the time To play nice In the Faery Wood Fires are…
Read MoreClara, Nutcracker Heroine
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss the heroine of one of the most classic Winter fairytales. Clara is the main character of The Nutcracker, but in particular, I want to look at her as she is portrayed in the Disney re-imagining The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. I actually…
Read MoreYuletide in Avalon Poem
For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem that I have written about Winter in Avalon! Yuletide in Avalon by Maranda Wabik Snowflakes dancing In the air Fir trees blanketed in snow The Isle of Avalon Is ready for Solstice Morgana le Fay And the Ninefold Sisterhood Reside on the Isle Where they…
Read MoreThe Nutcracker, An Iconic Holiday Ballet
Welcome to the final day of Winter Faerytale Week here at White Rose of Avalon. For this post, I have decided to discuss the classic holiday fairytale The Nutcracker and in particular, the iconic ballet based upon it! So most of us are familiar with the music of The Nutcracker, as it just sounds…
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