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Samhain

  • Embracing the Bean-Sidhe for Samhain Season

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about embracing the energy of the Bean-Sidhe (or Banshee) for Samhain Season!    Now, I know you may wonder, do I want to embrace the energy of the Bean-Sidhe?   Is that not a sad or painful energy to…

  • The Death Card & Samhain Season

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post, I will be discussing the Death card in Tarot and how it relates to Samhain season!    This is the most obvious card that is aligned with Samhain season, and for good reason, as Samhain, as a season, is…

  • Calan Gaeaf & the Call of the Banshee: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I am sharing a poem about Samhain, here using the Welsh name Calan Gaeaf, and Banshees! Calan Gaeaf & the Call of the Banshee by Maranda Wabik October draws on With the final Harvest coming anon The wind whistles with a startling…

  • A Trip to the Pumpkin Patch: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing a poem about going to the Pumpkin Patch! A Trip to the Pumpkin Patch by Maranda Wabik The time is nearly here The way is being made clear For the joy of Pumpkin Carving On a cool…

  • The Peak of the Witching Season: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about celebrating the height of the power of the Season of the Witch! 🍁 The Peak of the Witching Season 🍂  by Maranda Wabik The Season of the Witch Is coming to a fever pitch The time is rollicking forward…

  • Dark Feminine Energy: Embrace the Vampire and Siren for Samhain Season!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!   Today’s post is all about embracing the Darker Siren energy for Samhain.   We can embrace the Dark Feminine Energy of Sirens, Vampires, and even Succubi to enhance the power of the Feminine within each of us!   I will go over each of these…

  • Communing with the Ancestors for Samhain Celebrations!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about communing with the Ancestors as part of your Samhain celebrations.  As many know, Samhain is a time when the Veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest. This makes the time leading up to Samhain an ideal time…

  • 10 Must Read Gothic Novels

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a list of must-read Gothic novels.   I have done lists like this before, but it has been a while, and the other lists are not specifically about novels.   This list is meant to give some inspiration for your next Autumnal…

  • Tarot Cards for Samhain Season!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Tarot Tuesday post is about some of my favorite Tarot cards that I associate with the Samhain season!   For this post, I have not ranked these cards, as they are simply Tarot cards to work with during the season.   I have also…

  • Three Great Holiday-Themed Tarot & Oracle Decks!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be my praise for three great holiday-themed Tarot and Oracle decks that I really adore using during the Autumn and Winter months, but they can be used any time of year.   This is not a ranked post, just one…