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  • Dancing in the Birch Grove: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about communing with the White Lady of the Birch Tree! Dancing in the Birch Grove by Maranda Wabik Tall white trees with textured bark A blanket of snow on the ground The wind whistling through the…

  • The Lady of the Forest: White Lady and Faery of the Birch Tree

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I will be discussing the White Lady, the Faery Queen of the Birch Tree, also known as the Lady of the Forest!    You see, the power of the Birch Tree has been well discussed in Faerylore, folklore, Druidry,…

  • Nemetons: Sacred Groves of the Celts

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Nemetons, the Sacred Groves in Celtic and Druidic beliefs.   A Nemeton is a Grove of Trees that is used for Sacred Rites and Rituals by Druids of Old.   The word Nemeton is of Gaulish origin, but there is much…

  • Communion with the Tree: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is a poem about communing with Trees and Nature Spirits! Communion with the Tree by Maranda Wabik Pulse of life within the bark Wind whispers through leaves and hair Communion with the Tree Spirit in the Park Makes us quite the pair Energy…

  • Apple, Elder, & Hawthorn: Faery Tree Triad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be a short analysis of my connection to my favorite tree, Apple, as well as the other two trees I am most drawn to, Elder, and Hawthorn.   I have a deep bond with each of these trees, and I…

  • Dryad & Mermaid: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about connecting to the energies of both Earth and Water at the same time.    I have written much over the past year about my growing acknowledgment of my deep connection to the Earth element, but I have also acknowledged…

  • Let’s Talk About Animism

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For today’s post, I have decided to cover a subject I am quite shocked I have never actually written about specifically in its own devoted post over the last three-plus years of writing here.   That subject is Animism.   Now, I want to begin…

  • Lessons I Learned From 10 of My Closest Plant Allies

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about some of my favorite herbs, the lessons I learned, and the ways in which I use them for mind, body, and spirit!   Yes, I am doing yet another post about my love of herbs.   This time I will be…

  • The Apple Tree & Spiritual Tree Guardians

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is all about my deep connection and abiding love for the Apple Tree.   I will also be talking a bit about finding trees to work with as Spiritual Guardians.   I first really thought about having a type of tree as a…

  • What’s in a Name? The Power of Latin Plant Names!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   For today’s post, I have decided to look at some of the Latin names for herbs and how they hold clues as to some of the magickal and medicinal properties of the herb!    I have decided to include nine herbs for this post, as…