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  • Reading the Minor Arcana Suits as Stories

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post, I am sharing a way of working with the Minor Arcana Suits.   This way is to examine each suit as a story, much like we can view the Major Arcana as the Fool’s Journey!   Now, without further…

  • A Drop of Water Ripples Out: A Reflection on Creating Change

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing creating change by becoming a Voice of the Sacred Waters, Watery Faery Queens, and Water Goddesses!   After all, each drop of water ripples out, each pebble dropped into the water creates ripples, and that…

  • Blushing Blossoms & Ravishing Rains: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I have decided to share a poem about the magick of the rains nourishing the growth of flowers! Blushing Blossoms & Ravishing Rains by Maranda Wabik The rain falls down Water seeping into the ground The thirsty soil drinks up the…

  • The Incarnated Mermaid Diaries: Blessings of the Sacred Waters

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Siren Saturday, I have decided to share the thirteenth entry in my Incarnated Mermaid Diaries series.   Today’s topic is Blessings of the Sacred Waters! So, as an Incarnated Mermaid, and especially as a Faery Witch and Water Priestess with a focus…

  • The Birth of Venus: Exploring Her Birth Story for Aprhodite April

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this Aphrodite April Femme Fatale Friday, I am devoting a whole post to discussing the Birth of Venus!    So, Aphrodite in Greece and Venus in Rome have much of their mythos intertwined, as we well know.   There are two different stories about…

  • Balancing the Planetary Energies of Venus and Mercury

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about how Venus and Mercury can create an interesting balance when working with planetary energy.   To make things easy, I will be focusing on my own Vedic chart to examine this concept. You see, my Ascendant is in Ashlesha Nakshatra,…

  • I Got an Essay on Melusine Published!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I have an exciting announcement.   I have had an essay on Melusine as a Mother Goddess published in Voices from the Grove Volume 7! I could not be more thrilled to be published for a second time in a row…

  • The Queen of Cups & Developing Intuition

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post, I will be sharing an analysis of the Queen of Cups Archetype and how she relates to the development of intuition! The Queen of Cups is the card I refer to as the double water card, as most Tarot…

  • A Mermaid’s Library: Book Recommendations

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be sharing a list of very Mermaidy Book Recommendations!   For the record, I will not be ranking these books, as they are all different flavors of Mermaidy and Watery knowledge to delve into.    Without further…

  • Shining Scales in the Water: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about catching sight of scales in water! Shining Scales in the Water by Maranda Wabik Scales shine and scales shimmer Iridescent beauty at a glimmer The sunlight makes the water sparkle But that is nothing compared…