White Rose of Avalon

Literature

  • The All Souls Trilogy

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a brief look at one of my favorite book series.    The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness is the book series that inspired the beautifully done television show A Discovery of Witches (which is named for the first book in the series).   I have mentioned…

  • The Beauty of Re-Reading

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at re-reading.   I have been an avid reader for my entire life, and I have been re-reading favorite books for basically just as long!   Now, I know some people have trouble with the concept of re-reading.    I have often been asked, usually…

  • Emily Bronte’s Impact: Kate Bush, the Music Videos, and The Unthanks

    For today’s post, I would like to take a look at the lasting impact of the works of Emily Bronte.    Wuthering Heights is my favorite novel of the nineteenth-century, and that says a lot given I do love nineteenth-century literature!    While this was the only novel that Emily Bronte ever wrote, it is…

  • Gillian Owens, Practical Magic Vixen

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to feature my favorite character from Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic!   This book was the first in a series of four novels, the second two being prequels and the fourth a direct sequel to the original.   Gillian Owens appeared in the first and last of…

  • My Top 10 Non-Fiction Faery Books

    For today’s post, I have decided to make a list of my top ten favorite Faery books.   In this case, these are non-fiction books that focus on faery lore!   As will be apparent to regular readers of my blog, I am a huge fan of anything faery.   I have been studying faery…

  • The Lord of Winter and the Lord of Summer

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at the Celtic concept of the Lord of Winter and Lord of Summer.    There is a tradition of a representative of Summer and a representative of Winter fighting over a Flower Bride.   This happens throughout several Celtic tales, but for this post, I…

  • Faery Glamour

    For today’s post, I will be looking at the concept of Faery Glamour.    Faery Glamour is both a principle within folklore and something that can be utilized magically.   This is a magick of illusion and transformation.   Within this post, I will take a look at three of the primary literary examples of…

  • Colette, Rebel Author

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to discuss the French author Colette!   She is a favorite of mine, and I adore reading her novels in the original French.   Colette was a writer who began to gain notoriety in France after she got recognized for her work, which had previously been…

  • Wuthering Heights, A Happy Ending?

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at the ending of my favorite novel of the nineteenth century, and one of my favorite books of all time.   Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte is one of the great novels of the English language and has long been accepted as a masterpiece of…

  • Faery Gates of Avalon Review

    For today’s post, I would like to do a book review on The Faery Gates of Avalon by Gareth Knight.   This book is an analysis of the Arthurian Romances by Chretien de Troyes through the lens of faery magic!   Knight is a great scholar of the Arthuriad, and has worked with Arthurian magick…