White Rose of Avalon

Sovereignty

  • Lessons from the Queen of Swords

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post, I will be discussing the importance of having firm boundaries, a lesson we can learn from the Queen of Swords!   In many ways, the Queen of Swords is the one who grants the Sword of Truth, much like…

  • Excalibur and the Scabbard of Invulnerability: The Balance of the Divine Masculine and the Divine Feminine

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is going to be about King Arthur’s sword, Excalibur, and the sword’s Scabbard of Invulnerability.   In particular, I will be analyzing how we can view the sword and scabbard as the connection between the Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine!    When…

  • The Alchemical Marriage

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about the Alchemical Marriage and how it relates to the spiritual journey!   I do want to note that I will only be going over what the Alchemical Marriage is and how it is used in the spiritual journey rather briefly,…

  • Blodeuwedd & Gronw: The Flower Bride and the Stag Lord

    Welcome to day six of Legendary Love Week at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Blodeuwedd and Gronw Pebyr!   Now, Blodeuwedd’s relationship with Gronw famously began as an affair, as Blodeuwedd was called forth from the Otherworld into physical form, literally made of flowers, to be the wife of…

  • The Evolution of Yuletide ‘Green’ Traditions

    Happy Winter Solstice, and welcome to the final day of the Green Knight Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!    Today’s post is about the evolution of Yuletide Green Traditions.   The Green figures of the Green Man and the Green Knight can be seen as very similar figures, as both are…

  • Woodland & the Adar Rhiannon: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about encountering the Adar Rhiannon in the Faery Woodland! Woodland & the Adar Rhiannon by Maranda Wabik Three songbirds in the tree Sweet melody sets my soul free  A White Horse appears On this Woodland Path I know the Goddess…

  • Faery Queens of Springtime

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to focus on some of my most beloved Faery Queens that embrace the energy of late Spring!   May is the ideal time to deepen into the energy of these Springtime Faery Queens, as they embody the sweet-scented floral beauty of…

  • The Justice Card in Tarot

    Welcome to day five of Tarot Week here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is about the Justice card in Tarot.   The Justice card is the eleventh card of the Major Arcana.   It is obviously a card of justice, as the name suggests.   However, this card is not…

  • Duality & Triads: A Deeper Spiritual Perspective

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to focus on the concept of having a deeper perspective on spirituality than simply a view based on love and light alone.   I will be examining duality and triads to show the depth of our spiritual beliefs.   Each will…

  • A Faery King’s Tie to the Land

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a bit of an expansion of the idea of having a King who is literally tied to the Land, which I analyzed in my review of The Folk of the Air Trilogy.   I wanted to go deeper and analyze how this…