White Rose of Avalon

Holiday

  • The Pull of the May Queen: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about feeling the first pulls of the Beltane energy of the May Queen! The Pull of the May Queen by Maranda Wabik Petals of the floral bouquet begin to open The Sun is shining brighter than before The air is…

  • Brigid of Avalon: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is a poem about Brigid and her connections to Avalon, in honor of Imbolc being tomorrow! Brigid of Avalon by Maranda Wabik The Candles are lit With warm golden light overtaking The Sight in the White Spring The scene…

  • Thoughts on the High Priestess Archetype & Expressing Devotion in the New Year!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about the High Priestess Archetype and learning to express your devotion and inner Priestess nature going into the New Year!   As a Priestess of Avalon, I do like to explore my own connection to the High Priestess Archetype at different…

  • La Befana, the Italian Christmas Witch

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For the last Femme Fatale Friday of December, I have decided to write about La Befana, the Italian Christmas Witch!   Now, La Befana is not quite like the other Christmas and Yuletide Witches I have covered, as she is not seen as a malevolent…

  • The Green Knight and the Ghost of Christmas Present

    Welcome to day two of the Green Knight Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!    Today’s post is about the Green Knight and how he relates to the Ghost of Christmas Present in Dicken’s A Christmas Carol.   I want to note that this topic is part of what inspired me to…

  • Evolution of the Elves: Folklore, Tolkien, and Santa

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the folkloric evolution of how Elves are perceived!   This will be far from a comprehensive deep-dive, as this is a vast topic.   Instead, I want to focus on different elements of Elvish Faerylore, including older Norse and Celtic folklore,…

  • Winter’s Elfin Cheer: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about the Faery Magick of the Wintery season! Winter’s Elfin Cheer by Maranda Wabik Sugar Plum Faeries and Enchanted Elves The Yuletide season is full of Fay Deep Winter’s magicks for me to delve A wonderland of coziness with Santa’s…

  • The Yule Cat, Wicked Feline Fiend of Gryla & the Yule Lads

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about the Yule Cat from Icelandic folklore, he is known as the pet of the Yule Witch Gryla!   Now, I did a whole post on Gryla last year when I discussed her inclusion in the Yuletide special of Chilling Adventures…

  • The Mari Lwyd, Welsh Skeletal Horse and Yuletide Tradition

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about the Welsh tradition of the Mari Lwyd, a Horse Skull affixed to a pole with a sheet trailing behind her.    This allows the person beneath the Mari Lwyd a great way to control her actions during the Wassailing Traditions…

  • ‘Bell Book and Candle,’ the Ideal Witchy Winter Film!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Siren Saturday post is a little bit different, as this one is a Siren Saturday post because I am discussing a film starring Silver Screen Siren Kim Novak.   Obviously, this differs from other Siren Saturday posts I have done of late discussing Sirens…