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  • Exploring the Gwragedd Annwn, Faery Brides, & Human Faery Relations

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the Gwragedd Annwn, Faery Brides, and human Faery relations in folklore! The Gwragedd Annwn are the Welsh Lake Maidens, with the name Gwragedd Annwn translating to either ‘Women of the Otherworld’ or ‘Wives…

  • The Death Card & Samhain Season

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post, I will be discussing the Death card in Tarot and how it relates to Samhain season!    This is the most obvious card that is aligned with Samhain season, and for good reason, as Samhain, as a season, is…

  • Welcome to October & Continuing Your Avalonian Autumn!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Welcome to October!   For today’s blog post, I have decided to discuss continuing to tap into the energy of Avalon this Autumn.   The Dark Half of the Year is in full swing as we approach the final Harvest and the dying of the…

  • The Autumnal Equinox and Morgan le Fay

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the Autumnal Equinox and Morgan le Fay, as Avalon is greatly aligned with the Autumn Equinox!   Now, I want to begin by stating that Suzanne O’Gara, owner of Alchemy of Avalon, and…

  • The Evolution of the Lady of the Lake: An Avalonian Autumn Special at White Rose of Avalon

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the evolution of the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian lore!   I thought this would be an ideal way to kick off September, as this is a very Avalonian time of year,…

  • Iseult: Faery Queen of Cornwall & Healer Princess of Ireland

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Iseult and her nature as a Faery Queen and Healer!   I have long been utterly fascinated, and honestly totally obsessed, with the legend of Tristan and Iseult.   My obsession began in…

  • ‘The Defense of Guenevere’: A Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post,  I have done an analysis of the poem The Defense of Guenevere by William Morris.   I accessed the text at https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22650/22650-h/22650-h.htm.   All of the sections in bold and all caps are my analysis.    Without…

  • ‘The Once and Future Queen’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a review of The Once and Future Queen by Nicole Evelina!   So, this is a re-read of a book that I originally read five years ago.   After re-reading the author’s trilogy of novels about Guinevere, I just had to…

  • Sacred Bodies of Water: Lakes, Rivers, and Fountains

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about Sacred Bodies of Water that we can interact with, even if we are unfortunately living the lives of landlocked Mermaids!   With the weather being warm, it is the ideal time to discuss the Sacred Bodies of Water, as we…

  • A Look at Celtic Venusian Films

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be discussing films to watch to embrace the energy of the Celtic Venus!   Now, I will note that some of these are more obvious for the category of being Celtic Venusian, while others are more modern and not nearly…