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  • Spring is for Lovers, Five Greek Mythic Love Stories

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about five Greek mythic love stories in honor of Spring being a season for new love!   This will not be a ranked list, instead will be more focused on five of my favorite sets of lovers from Greek myth.  Of course,…

  • Tips to Tap into Sacred Sexuality

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about some of the best ways I have found to tap into Sacred Sexuality.   Sacred Sexuality has long been something I have valued in my life, even before I knew what to call it.    I have always been very in…

  • Leanan Sidhe, Faery Woman of Springtime

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is an exploration of how the Leanan Sidhe is one type of Faery Woman that I think represents the energy of Spring!   The Leanan Sidhe is an Irish Faery Woman known as the Faery Lover, and the energy of…

  • Swans, Birds of Otherworldly Enchantment

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Swans and their significance in tales of the Otherworld.    The idea for this post came to me in a spark of Awen (Celtic concept of inspiration) when I was doing my morning yoga.    I was in pigeon pose, which…

  • Leap Day, A Rare Occurrence & Portal Time

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today is Leap Day, February 29, a day that only happens once every four years.   That is why I have decided to do a post focusing on some of the folklore of the day and how to use this day as a powerful portal…

  • Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville, The Most Romantic Royal Lovers

    Welcome to the Final Day of Royal Romance Week here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For today’s final post in this series, I am going to be focusing on Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, who I find to be the most Romantic Royal Lovers of all time! I am so delighted to…

  • Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, The Chateau Vert Pageant

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Six here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, specifically about the Chateau Vert Pageant that took place in 1522, which did take place on Shrove Tuesday, which is today celebrated as Mardi Gras.   I…

  • Henry VII & Elizabeth of York, Birth of the Tudor Dynasty!

    Welcome back to Royal Romance Week Day Five here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the relationship between Henry VII and his Queen Elizabeth of York!   This is the first post this week that is featuring a married couple, and interestingly, this is the only post this week…

  • Elizabeth I & Robert Dudley, Elizabethan Lovers

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Four here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the relationship between Elizabeth I and her great favorite Robert Dudley!   So we have made our way from the Royal Romances of France to the Royal Romances of England.   I wanted to feature…

  • Henri II & Diane de Poitiers, Iconic French Royal Lovers

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Three here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is going to be about Henri II and his famed mistress Diane de Poitiers!   So we are once again looking at a Royal Romance at the French Court, but this time the love story is…