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  • A Birthday Reflection on the Past Year in the Life of the Enchantress of Avalon

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing a special reflection on the past year in my life, as today is also my birthday!   I am so delighted to share some of the insights and successes that I have achieved over the last year.…

  • An Enchanted Life: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avlaon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about living an enchanted life.  I thought this poem would be ideal in the lead-up to my birthday tomorrow, as I am starting the celebration with gratitude! An Enchanted Life by Maranda Wabik Morning breaks to…

  • ‘The Penguin Book of the Mermaids’ Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing my review of The Penguin Book of Mermaids edited by Cristina Bacchilega and Marie Alohalani Brown.   This is one of those great Penguin collections of stories and historical accounts, this time about Mermaids! This book includes many…

  • The Mermaid Queen Archetype

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, the topic is the beauty and power of the Mermaid Queen Archetype!  It is quite obvious that when I call this the Mermaid Queen Archetype, I am describing an archetype that is a balance of the Mermaid…

  • Sidereal & Vedic Astrology: Finding Personal Connection with My Ascendant Signs of Cancer & Ashlesha Nakshatra

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be discussing Cancer and Ashlesha energies of Sidereal and Vedic Astrology!   This is a huge part of what has been solidified for me: that Sidereal and Vedic Astrology have a more profound impact on my life than the more…

  • Dahut, Princess of Ys

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Dahut (sometimes also called Dahud, or Dahud-Ahes), the legendary Princess of Ys!   Dahut is the daughter of the King of the Drowned City of Ys, Gradlon.   Although Dahut’s mother is often…

  • Embracing the Cancerian Woman: My Connection with My Sidereal Ascendant

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing how I have been working to embrace my Sidereal Ascendant as a Cancerian Woman!   It is something that I have been really thinking about a lot lately, as I have been delving…

  • Swimming in the Seas of Ys: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about the Drowned City of Ys! Swimming in the Seas of Ys by Maranda Wabik Waters raging all around my head Feeling overcome by the emotional tides The City of Ys is falling fast The Waters…

  • The Drowned City of Ys

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing the story of the Drowned City of Ys!   Ys was a city whose folklore was found in the region of Brittany, France. Ys was a city that was said to be built on the…

  • Gold Veils & Mermaid Tails: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about the magick of Summer, the Sun, and the Sea! Gold Veils & Mermaid Tails by Maranda Wabik A Veil of Gold shining across my head My long hair is covered by the Golden cloth My…