White Rose of Avalon

Sovereignty

  • 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…

  • Faery Daughters of Avalon: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about walking the Faery Goddess Path of Avalon. Faery Daughters of Avalon by Maranda Wabik Blossoms of OAK, BROOM, & MEADOWSWEET Scatter along my brow and through my hair Blessings from the Goddess above Full of love The Sword of…

  • The Eleusinian Mysteries, Persephone, Demeter, and the Ultimate Death Mystery Cult

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is going to be all about the Eleusinian Mysteries, at least the small amount of information that we know about it, since this was a true Mystery Cult, with its knowledge lost to history!    The concept of learning…

  • Overview of the Avalonian Cycle of Healing

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    For today’s post, I have decided to do an overview of the Avalonian Cycle of Healing used by the Sisterhood of Avalon. STATION OF DESCENT ~Keywords from The Avalonian Oracle: Descent, the Unconscious, healing, cleansing, releasing, waning, blood mysteries, the Otherworld, wisdom, threshold place, entering…

  • The Welsh Celtic Concept of Sacrificial Kingship

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   For today’s post, I have decided to discuss the concept of Celtic Sacrificial Kingship and how it relates to Seasonal Sovereignty.    There are several cases of Sacrificial Kingship and Seasonal Sovereignty in Celtic Lore, however, I will be focusing on the tales of Blodeuwedd,…