White Rose of Avalon

Holiday

  • Honoring Your Body as a Watery Temple: An Enchantress of Avalon Beltane Special

    Blessed Beltane and welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s holiday Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I have decided to discuss the Female Body as a Divine Vessel of Watery Knowledge! All people are vessels of water, quite literally, given that our bodies are made up of mostly water.  …

  • Walpurgisnacht: A Witchy Germanic Spring Celebration

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am discussing Walpurgisnacht!   Walpurgisnacht is considered the Teutonic, or Germanic, version of the Celtic Beltane.   However, they can certainly be celebrated back-to-back, as this night is celebrated on the night of April 30 and into May 1.  …

  • Tending the Flame Within: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Blessed Imbolc and Happy St. Brigid’s Day!   For today’s holiday post, I will be sharing a poem about tending the flame within the self! Tending the Flame Within  by Maranda Wabik The Candle is lit The Flame has ignited The Flame of this world …

  • Jess Bradford from ‘Black Christmas’: An Iconic Final Girl

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I am discussing the character of Jess from Black Christmas, played by the amazing Olivia Hussey!   I thought this was the ideal topic for this final Femme Fatale Friday of December. I have been a huge fan…

  • Frau Holle: Goddess Turned Christmas Witch & the Wild Hunt

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Frau Holle!   Frau Holle is also known as Mother Holle, Hulde, Hulda, Mother Hulda, and even has connections to Frau Perchta, with some stating that the two are one and the same (I…

  • December 13th, St.Lucia, & the Celebration of Lussi’s Night

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing December 13th, as a day celebrated in honor of St. Lucia, but also known as  Lussi’s Night, and how St. Lucia and the Norse lore of Lussi have, in many ways, become syncretized! The story of St.…

  • Welcome to December: A Reminder About Self-Care During the Yuletide Season

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I have decided to discuss self-care during the Yuletide season for this first December blog post!     With the Yuletide season now in full swing, it can be easy to become overwhelmed by stress.   At this time of year,…

  • A Welsh Celtic and Avalonian-Inspired Wheel of the Year

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be sharing some alternate names for the Holy Days on the Wheel of the Year, as this may inspire you to work with the Wheel of the Year in a bit of a Welsh Celtic and Avalonian-inspired way.   For…

  • Calan Gaeaf & the Call of the Banshee: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I am sharing a poem about Samhain, here using the Welsh name Calan Gaeaf, and Banshees! Calan Gaeaf & the Call of the Banshee by Maranda Wabik October draws on With the final Harvest coming anon The wind whistles with a startling…

  • ‘Hour of the Pumpkin Queen’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing my review of the book Hour of the Pumpkin Queen by Megan Shepherd.   This is the second in the Pumpkin Queen book series, which serves as a continuation of The Nightmare Before Christmas.   The series…