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  • ‘The Druidry Handbook’ Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a book review of The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth by John Michael Greer.   I have been wanting to do more research into Druidry to incorporate aspects into my spirituality.   As I am already an herbalist…

  • Leap Day, A Rare Occurrence & Portal Time

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today is Leap Day, February 29, a day that only happens once every four years.   That is why I have decided to do a post focusing on some of the folklore of the day and how to use this day as a powerful portal…

  • Sacred Vessels

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the importance of Sacred Vessels of all sorts in a spiritual practice.   In this concise post, I will go over a list of five different Sacred Vessels you may wish to utilize in your magickal spiritual practices.   Without further…

  • Brigid, Great Goddess & Imbolc

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday will be my last Imbolc-themed post this year.   I will be focusing on the Great Goddess Brigid, who is the deity most deeply associated with Imbolc, which is also the National Holiday St. Brigid’s Day in Ireland, as of…

  • Some Favorite Imbolc Celebrations

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Blessed Imbolc and Happy St. Brigid’s Day to all!    For today’s holiday post, I have decided that I am going to share some of my favorite rituals and celebrations for Imbolc.     MIRROR SCRYING ~I strongly adore using Mirror Scrying in Black Obsidian…

  • Sacred Sexuality, Embracing the Nymph Within

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Sacred Sexuality and the Nymph archetype.   Now, I have two dual reasons for choosing this topic for today’s post.   Firstly, my post on Nymphs and Sexuality which is from my very first year running this blog is still one…

  • Magickal Imbolc: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about the magick of Imbolc.   Imbolc is usually officially celebrated on February 1, which is this coming Thursday.  In fact, Ireland made Imbolc an official holiday just last year, as St. Brigid’s Day, which is their first legal holiday…

  • Female Druids, The Bandorai

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is going to focus on the Female Druids.   Druid Priestesses are called Bandorai, or some other form of the word which I will explain a bit below.   They are considered to be the Priestesses of the Celts which…

  • Finding Personal Sacred Symbols

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the process of finding Sacred Symbols that are personal to us, instead of simply relying on the common ones.   We can incorporate common Sacred Symbols into a series of Personal Sacred Symbols to enhance our Spiritual Journey!   Let’s look…

  • Morgana, Blodeuwedd, & Faery Associations of the Goddess

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is an exploration of my two most beloved Goddesses, Morgan le Fay and Blodeuwedd, and the Faery species they are most connected with!   Now, both of these two Faery Queens are associated with many different types of Fae, but I chose one…