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  • Coventina, Celtic Goddess of the Sacred Spring

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I am discussing Coventina!   I have long been fascinated by this Goddess worshipped by the Celts, and I am excited to write about her today. Coventina’s Sacred Site was a Shrine at Carrawburgh River on Hadrian’s Wall.…

  • Examining the Well Maidens and the Summerlands

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing Well Maidens and how they relate to the Summerlands, the Otherworld of Arthurian Legends!   To begin, I will have to share the dark story of the pain inflicted upon the Well Maidens. The Well Maidens of…

  • 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…