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  • The Mari Lwyd, Welsh Skeletal Horse and Yuletide Tradition

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about the Welsh tradition of the Mari Lwyd, a Horse Skull affixed to a pole with a sheet trailing behind her.    This allows the person beneath the Mari Lwyd a great way to control her actions during the Wassailing Traditions…

  • Spending Time with the Hermit in the Dark Half of the Year

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post is about embracing your Inner Hermit during the Dark Half of the Year.    As the weather has turned colder in the last week, hibernation is truly beginning to set in.   Bundles of blankets and cozy sweaters keep the…

  • Guinevere in the Welsh Celtic Triads

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday post, I have decided to examine where Guinevere appears in the famed Welsh Celtic Triads.   I have accessed the text of these two triads at https://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/sechard/344guen.htm.   For those that do not know, the Welsh Celtic Triads were…

  • Red & White Dragons of Dinas Emrys: Dragons in Arthurian Lore

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at the Red and White Dragons of Welsh folklore!   There is an early story about a young Merlin being brought before the current King Vortigen.   Vortigen had him brought forward, as he had…

  • Starlings, Owls, & Ravens: Sacred Birds of ‘The Mabinogion’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is an exploration of Starlings, Owls, and Ravens as Sacred Birds in The Mabinogion and their relationships to Faery Queen Goddesses!    This post also serves as a reason to explore exactly why I chose to name my Patreon tiers after these Sacred…

  • Awen: Divine Inspiration of the Celts

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Awen, the Divine Inspiration of the Celts!   The word Awen is Welsh and was famously used to describe the brew of Cerridwen.    Cerridwen brewed the potion of Awen to give to her son who was born terribly ugly, in…

  • Avalonian Rose Faery Mysteries!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Blessed Midsummer and Happy Summer Solstice to all!    Today’s holiday post is the very special announcement that Avalonian Rose Faery Mysteries, my Patreon Faery Mystery Community and School, has officially launched.    I am beyond thrilled to be sharing even more of my Avalonian,…

  • Foxglove, Faery Flower of Enchantment!

    Welcome to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the famed Faery plant Foxglove.    Foxglove’s scientific name is Digitalis purpurea.   One of the most important things to note about Foxglove is that the plant is very poisonous, so she must never be ingested!   My inspiration to do this…

  • A Very Exciting Announcement, My Patreon is Coming Soon!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a very exciting announcement, as I am starting a Patreon!    My Patreon will be launching at Midsummer (or another way to say that is on the Summer Solstice) on Thursday, June 20th this year.     For my Patreon, which…

  • The Taurus Scorpio Axis & Balancing Goddess Energies in the Arthuriad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about the Taurus and Scorpio axis in the astrological wheel, which aligns with the axis connecting Beltane with Samhain, and Guinevere and Morgana in Arthurian tales by extension!    We are in the height of May’s bountiful energy, but in the Southern…