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  • 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…

  • Beltane Celebrations

    Blessed Beltane!   For today’s holiday post, I have decided to share a Beltane post about ways to celebrate this amazing holiday!   I will give you a long list with brief descriptions of what each is.   There are various depths of celebrations here, from simple to quite complex! Make Mead or Honey Your…

  • Beltane Goddesses: Flower Brides, May Queens, and Faery Queens

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at four of the most important Goddesses in Celtic myth and Arthurian legends for this most potent holiday of Beltane!   I love Beltane, it is my second favorite holiday of the year, second only to Samhain.   These Goddesses are perfect to honor at…

  • The Cult of Aphrodite, in Russia?

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, which is the final Femme Fatale Friday of Aphrodite April, I have decided to do a post about the finding of a grave in Russia back in October.   What is unique in this archeological discovery is that this woman was found with items that identified her as a…

  • Sacred Female Sensuality: A Poem

    For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem about the importance of connecting to our bodies, in my case the female body. Sacred Female Sensuality by Maranda Wabik Womb, Seat of my Creativity Place of my Desire Pelvis, Longing for Passion Place to Embrace Myself Yoni, Sacred Place of Femininity Place of Sacred…

  • Aphrodite & Beauty Rituals

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, we are keeping the Aphrodite April theme going with a post all about Aphrodite as Beauty Goddess and how to use this energy in beauty rituals!   Aphrodite is a common Goddess whose energy is often brought forth to utilize in magick of the Beauty nature. Doing beauty rituals…

  • 7 Gifts of Guinevere Energy

    For today’s post, I have decided to share a post on a list of seven gifts of Guinevere’s energy that was mentioned in the post about Guinevere’s card in the Mists of Avalon Oracle by Rose Inserra.   Now, this is my absolute favorite Oracle Deck of all time!   I have been reading with…

  • Aphrodite and Self-Love

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I will be discussing an aspect of Aphrodite and her worship that is often overshadowed by her romantic parts.   That is the aspect of revering Aphrodite as a Goddess to help us love ourselves.   Aphrodite rules over all aspects of Love, which includes self-love, self-respect, and self-esteem!…

  • Aphrodite April

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I will be discussing Aphrodite and what is known as Aphrodite April!   In the magical community, there is a tradition of celebrating the Goddess Aphrodite in the month of April especially.   This is rooted in the ancient rites that honored Aphrodite occurring in this month.   Even…

  • A Faery’s Child, Leanan Sidhe as La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    For today’s post, I have decided that I would go over one of my favorite poems yet again.   That’s right, I am doing another post about La Belle Dame Sans Merci!   Today I will be focusing on the Leanan Sidhe and how she is interpreted in this poem.     I have long…