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Myth

  • The Yule Cat, Wicked Feline Fiend of Gryla & the Yule Lads

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about the Yule Cat from Icelandic folklore, he is known as the pet of the Yule Witch Gryla!   Now, I did a whole post on Gryla last year when I discussed her inclusion in the Yuletide special of Chilling Adventures…

  • Embodiments of the Woodland: Forests Brought to Life

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is an exploration of various Faery Beings that are the embodiment of the Forest brought to life.   Specifically, I will be examining the Green Man, the Green Knight, Dryads from Greek myth, and Ents from Middle-Earth in this post.   It is…

  • Serpent Queens: Melusine & Medusa

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post is about Melusine and Medusa and how they have common themes in their tales!    Just like the power of the Kundalini Serpent in our Chakra system, both Melusine and Medusa embody the aspect of being a Serpent…

  • A Look at Emily Carding’s Faery Astrology

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be looking at Emily Carding’s Faery Astrology, as discussed in her book Faery Craft.   Emily Carding used her knowledge of Astrology and Faerylore to create a full twelve zodiac signs that align with the traditional Western Zodiac.   I…

  • Sirens, Handmaidens of Persephone

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about Sirens and how they are connected to the Greek Goddess Persephone!   It is well known to anyone familiar with the myth of Hades and Persephone that Persephone was in a field picking flowers with her Nymph Handmaidens when she…

  • ‘Labyrinth’, Iconic Fantasy Film & Spiritual Journey: Developing into Our True Selves

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is an examination of the classic 80s fantasy film Labyrinth and how Sarah’s journey (as she becomes a woman and embraces her sexuality while becoming her most true self) mirrors a Spiritual Journey and our own growth and evolution!…

  • The Hanged Man Card in Tarot

    Welcome to day six of Tarot Week here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is about the Hanged Man card in Tarot.   The Hanged Man is the twelfth card of the Major Arcana.    The imagery of the Hanged Man tends to be very self-explanatory with a man hanging upside…

  • ‘Sleep & Sorcery’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of the new book Sleep & Sorcery: Enchanting Bedtime Stories, Rituals, and Spells by Laura Hostak Jones.    This is another book kindly gifted to me by Crossed Crow Books to review here on White Rose of Avalon.   I…

  • Spring is for Lovers, Five Greek Mythic Love Stories

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about five Greek mythic love stories in honor of Spring being a season for new love!   This will not be a ranked list, instead will be more focused on five of my favorite sets of lovers from Greek myth.  Of course,…

  • Persephone, Goddess of Spring

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is going to be focused on Persephone in her aspect as the Goddess of Spring.   We have been in Spring officially for a little over a week, while it is still cooler temperatures than many would like, the signs…