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Water

  • An Examination of Waterhouse’s ‘Hylas and the Nymphs’: What the Painting Means to Me

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday post, I have decided to do an examination of the amazing John William Waterhouse painting, Hylas and the Nymphs. I have adored this painting since I was a young teenager.   The beautiful Water Nymphs gathered together in the water, casting…

  • The Sun and the Water: An Exploration of Celtic Solar Water Goddesses

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I have decided to discuss the overlap between Solar Goddesses and Water Goddesses! It is a very interesting aspect of Celtic myth that there are many Goddesses who are associated with the Sun.   While there is the common dichotomy of…

  • Flower Maidens and Sacred Waters: Seeking Balance Between the Earth and Water Elements

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am examining the balance of Earth and Water through Flower Maidens and the Sacred Waters! While many people will think of Flower Maidens and Sacred Waters as not very compatible, given that one is more associated with the earth element…

  • Summer Plans for the Watery Witch: Creating an Activity Wishlist

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing some of the things that I will be planning on doing in the Summer, as a Watery Woman, with a Mermaid Soul! As the weather is fully broken, many of us want to get out…

  • Rusalka and Lorelei: Examining the Folklore of Russian and Germanic Mermaids

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I am going to examine Rusalka and Lorelei as Mermaids from Russian and Germanic lore, respectively!   Of course, I have written about each before, but it has been a while, and I wanted to further examine…

  • Meeting Sulis, Goddess of Thermal Springs

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am going to be focusing on discussing Sulis, the Goddess of the Thermal Springs in Bath!    Now, you may have noticed that I titled this post, Meeting Sulis.   There is a very good reason for that, as I…

  • Toasting to the Waters of the Divine: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about celebrating the Sacred Waters! Toasting to the Waters of the Divine by Maranda Wabik A Chalice raised A Body of Water praised Humming with intention Delight showing on the smile Which graces my lips Oh,…

  • The Incarnated Mermaid Diaries: Light and Dark Waters, Living in the Liminal

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Siren Saturday, I have decided to share the fourteenth entry in my Incarnated Mermaid Diaries series.   Today’s topic is Light and Dark Waters, Living in the Liminal! Many people think of Water as an element of healing and purification.   While…

  • Honoring Your Body as a Watery Temple: An Enchantress of Avalon Beltane Special

    Blessed Beltane and welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s holiday Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I have decided to discuss the Female Body as a Divine Vessel of Watery Knowledge! All people are vessels of water, quite literally, given that our bodies are made up of mostly water.  …

  • Announcing the Mer-May Sale 2026

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am delighted to announce that beginning next week, I will be having a two-week-long sale on my Mystical Mermaid Channeled Readings! This is the Mer-May Sale at White Rose of Avalon.   Between Saturday, May 9, 2026, and Friday, May…