White Rose of Avalon

Literature

  • Re-Reading the Classics for My Birthday!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   For today’s post, I have decided to discuss a tradition that I have had for many years around my birthday.    As tomorrow is my birthday, I wanted to write about this today.    I always re-read at least one of my favorite works of…

  • The Allure of Medievalism

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   For today’s post, I have decided to discuss the Allure of Medievalism.   Medievalism is the Romanticism of the Medieval Period in history.    It has long been a time period that has garnered admiration and Medievalism is something that gained huge notoriety during the…

  • Follow the White Rabbit, Alice’s Adventure as a Spiritual Journey

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s post is going to be an analysis of how we can view Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland as a spiritual journey.    The story of the young girl who followed the White Rabbit into Wonderland is one that has piqued the interest of generations of…

  • Ophelia, Gothic Heroine of Shakespearean Literature

    Welcome my Darling readers to this week’s Femme Fatale Friday!   I have decided to discuss the topic of Ophelia, the female lead of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.    In particular, I want to discuss her as a Gothic-style heroine!   I have already done a video on this subject, which I will link to at the…

  • Great Summer Solstice Books!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darling readers!   Today’s post is a countdown of some of my favorite books to read for the Summer Solstice.   I was inspired by a list of books my herbalism teacher Suzanne O’Gara recommended to connect with Summer Solstice Energy.   Four of these books are…

  • Let’s Talk About the Karnstein Trilogy!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darling readers.   Today’s post is going to focus on some of my favorite vampire films of all time!    They are the three Karnstein films made by Hammer Studios in 1970 and 1971.   As part of my healing process from being sick, I rewatched these…

  • Freya Beauchamp, Witch of East End

    Hello, my Darling Readers and welcome to this week’s Femme Fatale Friday!   I have chosen Freya Beauchamp from The Witches of East End as this week’s topic.   Freya is one of the primary figures of the television series and the books upon which it is based.    In the novels, the story specifically…

  • A Discovery of Witches: A Magical Media Analysis

    Welcome to the second post in the Magical Media Analysis series!    For today’s post, the focus will be on the amazing franchise A Discovery of Witches, which is also known as the All Souls Trilogy in book form.   I adored the books, all four as there is a subsequent companion novel, so I…

  • Practical Magic: A Magical Media Analysis

    Welcome to the first entry in the Magical Media Analysis series of posts.   For this post, I will be taking a look at the magic within one of my all-time favorite films (and the book it is based upon), Practical Magic.   The original book by Alice Hoffman spawned three subsequent volumes, really proving…

  • Guinevere & Lancelot, Arthurian Lovers

    For today’s post, I have decided to write about the love story of Lancelot and Guinevere, as I have been thinking about their romance greatly of late.   I think I have been thinking about the love between these two Arthurian figures due to the fact that Guinevere is so associated with Beltane.   It…