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  • Maenads and Wild Femininity: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing a poem about the wild femininity of Maenads as Priestesses of Dionysus! Maenads and Wild Femininity by Maranda Wabik Vines are threaded through the hair Her feet are bare Her face is fair There is a wild…

  • Exploring the Cult of Dionysus

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be exploring the Cult of Dionysus!   I have always loved the stories of Dionysus, with all of the joyful wild abandon and even madness. It is not a surprise to me that one of the most important Mystery…

  • Ran and Her Nine Daughters

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I am discussing the Norse Sea Goddess Ran and her Nine Daughters, or the Nine Wave Maidens from Norse myth! Ran is the wife of Aegir, Lord of the Sea, and together they have Nine Daughters, who are…

  • Embracing the Story of Calypso and the Archetypal Island Enchantress

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing embracing the story of Calypso for her archetypal energy as an Island Enchantress!   I thought that this would be an ideal topic as we are transitioning into Summer. So, it may not surprise people…

  • Love Goddess & Sea Goddess: Exploring the Connection

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be exploring the connection between Love Goddesses and Sea Goddesses! The most obvious example of a Love Goddess who is also a Sea Goddess is Aphrodite.   After all, her most famous birth story is the one where she…

  • Flower Maidens and Sacred Waters: Seeking Balance Between the Earth and Water Elements

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am examining the balance of Earth and Water through Flower Maidens and the Sacred Waters! While many people will think of Flower Maidens and Sacred Waters as not very compatible, given that one is more associated with the earth element…

  • 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…

  • ‘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…