White Rose of Avalon

Wheel of the Year

  • 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…

  • Beltane Lovers Fete: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is another poem about Beltane celebrations! Beltane Lovers Fete by Maranda Wabik The Taste of Honeyed Wine Washes over the tongue Igniting the Awen Igniting the Sensuality Of the May Day Lovers The embrace of the May Queen And her consort the Green…

  • Faery Rites of May: A Poem

    Welcome to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s Beltane post is a poem about the magickal Faery energy and rites of Beltane! Faery Rites of May by Maranda Wabik Flower blooms dance In a riot of Spring Petals swirl in a trance As the May Queen shows what she can truly bring The…

  • The Dawning of Spring, A Call to Action

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is all about how Spring is the time to begin Quests and follow the Call to Action, really putting all of our plans made over Winter into action with the new season!   I personally find that the longer I walk my spiritual…

  • ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’, ‘The Hare Moon’: A Magical Media Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a Full Moon Monday Magical Media Analysis of ‘The Hare Moon’ episode of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina!    I chose to do this post today because it is the Full Moon in Libra, or the first Full Moon when the Sun is…

  • Blossoming Birdsong: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is a poem that I wrote on the morning of the Spring Equinox a couple of days ago.   It is my own exploration of how we feel nature expanding and growing around us in the lead-up to Spring blooming.  Blossoming Birdsong by…

  • Verdant Vernal Equinox: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Happy Spring Equinox to all!   In honor of the Equinox, I have decided to share a poem about the magick of this transitional time of year! Verdant Vernal Equinox by Maranda Wabik Hours of light & hours of night Drift into equal measure As…

  • Cycle Through the Year with the Mermaid Archetype

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about how to work with the Mermaid Archetype through the Wheel of the Year!   I think this is a fantastic post for Mermaid Monday, as well as working in conjunction with several posts of the past few weeks.   For this…

  • Swans, Birds of Otherworldly Enchantment

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Swans and their significance in tales of the Otherworld.    The idea for this post came to me in a spark of Awen (Celtic concept of inspiration) when I was doing my morning yoga.    I was in pigeon pose, which…

  • Brigid, Great Goddess & Imbolc

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday will be my last Imbolc-themed post this year.   I will be focusing on the Great Goddess Brigid, who is the deity most deeply associated with Imbolc, which is also the National Holiday St. Brigid’s Day in Ireland, as of…