White Rose of Avalon

Otherworld

  • Examining the Well Maidens and the Summerlands

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing Well Maidens and how they relate to the Summerlands, the Otherworld of Arthurian Legends!   To begin, I will have to share the dark story of the pain inflicted upon the Well Maidens. The Well Maidens of…

  • The Incarnated Mermaid Diaries: Light and Dark Waters, Living in the Liminal

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Siren Saturday, I have decided to share the fourteenth entry in my Incarnated Mermaid Diaries series.   Today’s topic is Light and Dark Waters, Living in the Liminal! Many people think of Water as an element of healing and purification.   While…

  • Shining Scales in the Water: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about catching sight of scales in water! Shining Scales in the Water by Maranda Wabik Scales shine and scales shimmer Iridescent beauty at a glimmer The sunlight makes the water sparkle But that is nothing compared…

  • Red, White, and Black: Colors of Faery and Alchemy

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I have decided to discuss how the energies of the Otherworld are linked to Alchemy via the colors Red, White, and Black!   You see, the colors of Red, White, and Black, which are so linked to Alchemy, are also used…

  • Scry the Cauldron: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing a poem about Scrying the Cauldron warmed by the breath of the Nine Maidens of Annwn! Scry the Cauldron by Maranda Wabik The fires are lit The Cauldron simmers Holding the potion that glimmers Just by looking…

  • Lemuria and Atlantis: Otherworldly Islands Connected to Avalon?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing Lemuria, Atlantis, and their possible connection to Avalon!    All three of these places are Islands with Magickal Lineages.   Lemuria is often seen to be the oldest, with much being said about residents of…

  • ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is an analysis of the poem Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats!   I accessed the text of the poem on poetryfoundation.org.   The bold text after each stanza is my thoughts on the stanza.    Without further ado, let’s examine this…

  • Guinevere’s Lead: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is a poem about traveling to Faeryland with a trusted Faery Queen Guide and Guardian! Guinevere’s Lead by Maranda Wabik Guinevere takes my hand For she will lead me to Faeryland Past the groves of Camelot Into the dense forests of Broceliande Sparkling…

  • Swim Your Unconscious: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about learning to swim in your unconscious depths! Swim Your Unconscious by Maranda Wabik Take a deep breath Before you enter the depth The Waters of the Unconscious The beat of waves all around For the endless Waters surround Shadow…

  • Walk the Labyrinth: The Tor & Gwyn Ap Nudd

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the Tor of Glastonbury, how it relates to Avalon as the Underworld, Gwyn Ap Nudd, and walking the Labyrinth.   I find that walking the Labyrinth of the Tor and Gwyn Ap Nudd, as a God, are intimately linked to the…