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Legend

  • Lady of the Lake and the Priestess: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about the Lady of the Lake and becoming a Priestess. Lady of the Lake and the Priestess by Maranda Wabik Enter the Sacred Grove Feel the wonders, a mysterious trove The scent of crisp apples permeates The trees of magick…

  • Nimue & the Autumnal Equinox

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Nimue, the Queen of Avalon and Lady of the Lake!   I thought it was appropriate to discuss her today, as I associate her energy very much with the Autumnal Equinox, which is on Sunday, September 22…

  • The Mirror Birth Stories of Arthur and Galahad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about how the birth tales of Arthur and Galahad are mirror images of one another!   Now, the story of the conception and birth of King Arthur is very commonly known to those of us who study the Arthurian legends.   The…

  • ‘Le Tarot arthurien’ Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a very special Tarot Tuesday review of my birthday present from my amazing husband Andrew!   He gave me my gift a week early (as my Birthday is on September 8) because it arrived earlier in the mail than expected.    This…

  • Iseult, Faery Queen & Lover of the Knight Tristan

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is about Iseult, often known as Isolde, the Faery Queen who married King Marc of Cornwall and had a famed love affair with the Knight Tristan.    In many ways, we can see her as a great counterpart of Guinevere,…

  • The Rivalry Between Sir Lancelot and Sir Gawain in the Arthurian Legends

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s blog post is about the famed Arthurian rivalry between Lancelot and Gawain.    Although both are important Knights of the Round Table, they are often shown to be at odds with each other.    That is why I want to go over some of…

  • Modron, Faery Queen Goddess of Late Summer & Early Autumn

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Modron as a Faery Queen Goddess whose energy is very prominent at the end of Summer and going into early Autumn!   If you are on my Patreon, you will know that a couple of weeks ago…

  • A Look at Emily Carding’s Faery Astrology

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be looking at Emily Carding’s Faery Astrology, as discussed in her book Faery Craft.   Emily Carding used her knowledge of Astrology and Faerylore to create a full twelve zodiac signs that align with the traditional Western Zodiac.   I…

  • Guinevere in the Welsh Celtic Triads

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday post, I have decided to examine where Guinevere appears in the famed Welsh Celtic Triads.   I have accessed the text of these two triads at https://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/sechard/344guen.htm.   For those that do not know, the Welsh Celtic Triads were…

  • Red & White Dragons of Dinas Emrys: Dragons in Arthurian Lore

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at the Red and White Dragons of Welsh folklore!   There is an early story about a young Merlin being brought before the current King Vortigen.   Vortigen had him brought forward, as he had…