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  • Being Held by Venus: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about being held by the energy of the planet of love! Being Held by Venus by Maranda Wabik Gazing up at the sky Glowing Orb above Oh, I see this evening, the Planet of Love Bright…

  • The Melusine Mysteries Class of 2026: Waitlist Now Open!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am excited to announce that I have started a Waitlist for The Melusine Mysteries Class of 2026! For this second round of classes, I knew that I wanted to give anyone interested in this 7-month-long journey into the Arcane Wisdom…

  • The Two Catherines of ‘Wuthering Heights’ & Expanding the Faery Changeling Theory

    Welcome to day six of Wuthering Heights Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is also this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, so I have chosen to write about the two Catherines of Wuthering Heights and my Faery Changeling theory.   I decided to do an updated and more fleshed-out post…

  • ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and the Initiation into Womanhood

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday post, I will be discussing the fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood as a tale of initiation!    The story of Little Red Riding Hood is likely one of the most well-known and easily recognized of all fairytales.  …

  • The Queen of Cups & The Knight of Cups: Learning to Follow Your Heart

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Tarot Thursday post, I will be discussing the Knight of Cups and the Queen of Cups.   In particular, I will be discussing how their energies, especially when combined, are an invitation to follow your heart’s desire and listen to your intuition!…

  • Golden Dreams & Honeyed Blessings: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about blessings flowing into life! Golden Dreams & Honeyed Blessings by Maranda Wabik The sparkling Golden Light shines down The Blessings flow like Honey After times of challenge and strife There is progress to relieve that…

  • Being Venus Ruled: Leading with the Planet of Love

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing what it means to have a Venus-ruled Vedic Astrology birth chart and how it has affected my life!   I thought that this was an ideal Mermaid Monday topic, given that Venus, as a planet,…

  • Tending the Flame Within: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Blessed Imbolc and Happy St. Brigid’s Day!   For today’s holiday post, I will be sharing a poem about tending the flame within the self! Tending the Flame Within  by Maranda Wabik The Candle is lit The Flame has ignited The Flame of this world …

  • The Incarnated Mermaid Diaries: Learning to Embrace Pleasure

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Siren Saturday, I have decided to share the fifth entry in my Incarnated Mermaid Diaries series.   Today’s topic is Learning to Embrace Pleasure! This is a topic that I think is important, well beyond just understanding Incarnated Mermaids and other people…

  • Olga of the Birch Forest: Female Lead Character of ‘The Northman’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Olga from The Northman and how the film took inspiration from Shakespeare to craft a character based on Ophelia, but with a twist and a different ending!   I thought this would be an…