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  • 3 Celtic Goddesses Worshipped by the Romans

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing three examples of Celtic Goddesses who were worshipped by the Romans!   As always, with this sort of post, I will discuss each Goddess in her own small section below.   Without further ado, let’s look at…

  • ‘Meeting the Melissae’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a review of Meeting the Melissae: The Ancient Greek Bee Priestesses of Demeter by Elizabeth Ashley.    As someone who has long been fascinated with the Melissae, this book was a great find, and it skyrocketed to the top of my…

  • Venus, Planet of Love

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the power of Venus, the planet, the Goddess, and the energy of love and sexuality!    As it is still Aphrodite April, I think it is a good time to explore the immense power of Venusian energy.    The planet Venus…

  • Livia: Empress of Rome

    Livia was the wife of Augustus, and as such was the Empress of Rome.   She was actually married already when Augustus (earlier known as Octavian) fell in love with her.   Octavian himself was also still married to his first wife at the time.    Livia was actually pregnant when the young ruler decided…