White Rose of Avalon

Myth

  • Aphrodite and Self-Love

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I will be discussing an aspect of Aphrodite and her worship that is often overshadowed by her romantic parts.   That is the aspect of revering Aphrodite as a Goddess to help us love ourselves.   Aphrodite rules over all aspects of Love, which includes self-love, self-respect, and self-esteem!…

  • Unpopular Magical Opinions

    For today’s post, I have decided to go over five opinions that I think could be unpopular in the magical community online.    I will not be ranking these opinions, so let’s get right into it! Opinion 1: You should start by reading myths, legends, and primary sources about magic (like witch trial accounts), even…

  • Sacred Objects to the Goddess Rhiannon

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday post, I have decided to take a look at objects and animals sacred to the Great Goddess Rhiannon.   I know that this is slightly different from the average Femme Fatale Friday, as it is more centered on sacred objects than on the plot of the story of the…

  • Faeries and Seasonal Energy

    For today’s post, I have decided to go over some of my favorite faeries that embody the energies of the seasons of the Wheel of the Year. Banshee: Samhain is the season that I associate with the Banshee.   She is the Faery Wailing Woman and one who detects the deaths of those in certain…

  • 7 Celtic Goddess Who Embody Aphrodite Energy!

    For today’s post, I have decided that I would do a blog post about Celtic Goddesses that embody Aphrodite energy.   I feel this will be a good companion to my post about Aphrodite fitting into my Faery Lifestyle!   Now, this is not a countdown, it is simply seven Goddesses from Celtic lore that…

  • Sacred Objects to the Goddess Blodeuwedd

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at objects and animals sacred to the Great Goddess Blodeuwedd.   Blodeuwedd is a Goddess who was made from flowers by the Welsh magicians Math and Gwydion in order to be the bride of the son of Arianhrod, Llew Llaw Gyffes.    As a Goddess…

  • Hades and Persephone & Eros and Psyche: Death and the Maiden & Beauty and the Beast ~An In-Depth Comparison~

    For day five of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to focus on the connection between the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone and the myth of Eros and Psyche.   Just as Eros and Psyche is one of the origins to Beauty and the Beast, Hades and Persephone is the one of…

  • The Connection Between Death and the Maiden & Beauty and the Beast

    For day four of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to discuss the connection between Beauty and the Beast tales and the Death and the Maiden motif.   Regular readers of my blog will know that I have long adored the artistic and literary motif known as Death and the Maiden.   This…

  • Eros & Psyche: Greek Mythic Origins of Beauty & the Beast

    For day two of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to focus on the connection between Beauty and the Beast and the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche.   So, yesterday I went over the most commonly told versions of the original tale, those born out of France in the 18th century.  …

  • Sacred Objects to the Goddess Freya

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at objects and animals that are sacred to the Great Goddess Freya.   There are several things that are sacred to the Norse Goddess of Love and War. I will begin by going over Freya’s animal associations.   Freya’s most obvious animal association is with…