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  • Tears and Salt Water: Bodies as Vessels of the Sea

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I have decided to discuss tears and salt water! When it comes to our bodies, tears are the most obvious form of salt water we contain within us.   While blood also has salt content, it is far from…

  • Aphrodite Anaduomenê: Risen from the Sea

    Welcome to Aphrodisia Week 2026 here on White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this first post, I will be discussing Aphrodite’s epithet of Anaduomenê, Risen from the Sea!   Of course, since I have begun this theme week on a Mermaid Monday, I had to discuss an epithet of Aphrodite relating to the…

  • Sea of Self-Love: A Poem

    Blessed Midsummer and welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Summer Solstice blog post, I will be sharing a poem about  Self-Love and communion with the Sea! Sea of Self-Love by Maranda Wabik Waves lap against my feet The tide has come to me to meet The Salty Sea Air…

  • Ran and Her Nine Daughters

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I am discussing the Norse Sea Goddess Ran and her Nine Daughters, or the Nine Wave Maidens from Norse myth! Ran is the wife of Aegir, Lord of the Sea, and together they have Nine Daughters, who are…

  • Love Goddess & Sea Goddess: Exploring the Connection

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be exploring the connection between Love Goddesses and Sea Goddesses! The most obvious example of a Love Goddess who is also a Sea Goddess is Aphrodite.   After all, her most famous birth story is the one where she…

  • Starshine on the Coastline: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about the Stars and Sea! Starshine on the Coastline by Maranda Wabik The inky sky is twinkling with stellar energy The waves are crashing at my feet Oh, how I feel a synergy Between the Sea…

  • Swimming in the Seas of Ys: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about the Drowned City of Ys! Swimming in the Seas of Ys by Maranda Wabik Waters raging all around my head Feeling overcome by the emotional tides The City of Ys is falling fast The Waters…

  • The Drowned City of Ys

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing the story of the Drowned City of Ys!   Ys was a city whose folklore was found in the region of Brittany, France. Ys was a city that was said to be built on the…

  • Gold Veils & Mermaid Tails: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about the magick of Summer, the Sun, and the Sea! Gold Veils & Mermaid Tails by Maranda Wabik A Veil of Gold shining across my head My long hair is covered by the Golden cloth My…

  • Five More Sea Animal Guardians

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing some more Sea Animal Guardians, as this is a follow-up to a post I did a few weeks ago on Sea Animal Guardians.   Without further ado, let’s look at five more Sea Animal Guardians! …