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  • Tarot Queens & Historical Queens

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Tarot Tuesday post is about how we can align the Queens of Tarot with actual historical Queens.    For the purposes of this post, I have decided to focus on York and Tudor-era Queens of England and Scotland, but this can be applied to…

  • 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…

  • Non-Fiction Spooky Season Book Recommendations

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is my recommendation for some great non-fiction reading for the Season of the Witch!   None of these will be ranked; these are just nine books I think would make ideal non-fiction reads for this time of year.   Without further ado, let’s…

  • Melusine’s Dream: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.  Today’s post is a poem about my connection to the great Faery Queen Mermaid Goddess Melusine! Melusine’s Dream  by Maranda Wabik I hear the waters calling A subtle breeze wafts through the air Ripples appear on the Well’s surface Shapes forming as messages so fair The…

  • Possible New Offering: A Faery Queen Immersion?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Mermaid Monday blog post is about the possibility of beginning my own online class!   This would be my first ever online course, which I am just in the very beginning stages of preparing right now.   I do not want to give very…

  • ‘Red Tree, White Tree’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a book review of the book Red Tree, White Tree: Faeries and Humans in Partnership by Wendy Berg.   This is a book that had been on my to-read list for a while, and I was delighted to purchase it as the…

  • My Five Favorite Empress Cards

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is my ranking of my five favorite Empress Tarot cards from different decks I work with for this Tarot Tuesday.    I thought this would be an ideal companion post to yesterday’s post about High Queen energy!   The ranking will feature the…

  • Embracing the High Queen: Deepening into the Archetype for Autumn!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about embracing the Queen Archetype for Autumn.   Across many cultures, Queenly energy is associated with Autumn.   A prime example of this from Greco-Roman myth is that Persephone made her descent back into the Underworld to be with her husband at…

  • The Most Romantic Faery Love Stories of the Arthuriad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be about some of my favorite romantic love stories which feature a Faery!   In particular, this will be a brief overview of four of my favorite Arthurian Faery Love Stories.   I know that many other love stories from…

  • Fae Changeling & Elf Queen: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about a Fae Changeling and the Queen of Elphame!  Fae Changeling & Elf Queen by Maranda Wabik The foliage of leaves creates A canopy out of the tree limbs This Sacred Grove is an ideal haven For those who seek…