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  • ‘The Silver Wheel: Women’s Myths & Mysteries in the Celtic Tradition’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing my review of The Silver Wheel: Women’s Myths and Mysteries in the Celtic Tradition by Marguerite Elsbeth and Kenneth Johnson!    Okay, so I will be very honest in this review, as I always am.   Firstly, I…

  • The Watery Nature of Venus

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing the Watery Nature of Venus!   I will be looking at both astrology and mythology in this exploration of Venus connected with water.   So, without further ado, let’s explore how Venus is related to…

  • ‘The Divine Forces of the Lunar Nakshatras’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing my review of the book The Divine Forces of the Lunar Nakshatras, as Portrayed in the Vedas: Mystical Forms, Ancient Epithets, and Sacred Mythology by Radhe!   This is the first full book I have ever read…

  • 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…

  • We Need to Talk About ‘The Northman’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Magical Media Analysis blog post, I will be discussing Robert Eggers’ film The Northman and unpacking some of the Norse mythology, spirituality, and inspiration from Shakespeare’s Hamlet found within the film!   It was actually the final Robert Eggers film that I had…

  • Learning About the Self Through Stories

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing how we can learn about ourselves through stories and the archetypes found within them!    In the study of folklore, legends, myth, and fairytales, patterns begin to form.   These archetypal themes and characters appear time and…

  • Advice from the Grail Maidens: Wisdom from the Sacred Chalice

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this first Femme Fatale Friday of 2026, I would like to share some of the wisdom I have gained over the last few months by working more and more with the Sacred Chalice, some wisdom from the Grail Maidens! I have long felt a…

  • December 13th, St.Lucia, & the Celebration of Lussi’s Night

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing December 13th, as a day celebrated in honor of St. Lucia, but also known as  Lussi’s Night, and how St. Lucia and the Norse lore of Lussi have, in many ways, become syncretized! The story of St.…

  • ‘Welsh Fairies’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing my review of the book Welsh Fairies: A Guide to the Lore, Legends, Denizens & Deities of the Otherworld by Mhara Starling!   I have had this book on my to-read list for a while now, and…

  • Hel, Goddess of the Norse Underworld

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday post, I am sharing my final post in a small four-part series on the children of Loki.   As they all tend to be seen as monstrous, I thought this was an ideal mini-series for October!   This post is…