White Rose of Avalon

Wheel of the Year

  • Major Arcana Tarot Cards with Spring Energy

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post is about some of my favorite Tarot cards with Springtime energy!   In this post, I will be sharing five Major Arcana Tarot cards that I think of as holding Spring energy.   Without further ado, let’s get on to…

  • The Vernal Equinox and Celebrating the Flower Bride

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   I want to begin by wishing everyone a very Happy Vernal Equinox!   Today is the day when the hours of light and hours of darkness are in equal measure, one of only two days in a year when that occurs (the other being the…

  • The Empress Archetype and Sowing the Seeds of Spring Intentions

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    Today’s Tarot Tuesday post is about how the Empress can be viewed as the Tarot Archetype of the coming of Spring!   The Empress is the harbinger of Abundance, Fertility, Prosperity, and Blessings of the Land Made Manifest. I have always viewed the Empress Archetype…

  • Brigid of Avalon: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is a poem about Brigid and her connections to Avalon, in honor of Imbolc being tomorrow! Brigid of Avalon by Maranda Wabik The Candles are lit With warm golden light overtaking The Sight in the White Spring The scene…

  • Thoughts on the Queen of Wands Archetype as a Light in the Darkness of Winter

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Tarot Tuesday post is about embracing the Queen of Wands Archetype in Winter!   As with my previous two days, I have decided to continue discussing the Divine Feminine Tarot Archetypes with this post.   In fact, I plan to continue to discuss Tarot…

  • 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…

  • Morgan le Fay and Guinevere in ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’: the Winter Goddess and the Summer Goddess

    Welcome to day six of the Green Knight Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!    Today’s post is also this week’s Femme Fatale Friday post, so I will be discussing Morgan le Fay and her plot to kill Guinevere in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as a battle between a Winter…

  • Marzanna, Slavic Winter Goddess

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Marzanna, the Winter Goddess from Slavic folklore, in honor of the first Friday post of December!   To clarify, her name is different depending on the specific Slavic region.   Here is a list of her many…

  • The Peak of the Witching Season: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about celebrating the height of the power of the Season of the Witch! 🍁 The Peak of the Witching Season 🍂  by Maranda Wabik The Season of the Witch Is coming to a fever pitch The time is rollicking forward…

  • Tarot Cards for Samhain Season!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Tarot Tuesday post is about some of my favorite Tarot cards that I associate with the Samhain season!   For this post, I have not ranked these cards, as they are simply Tarot cards to work with during the season.   I have also…