White Rose of Avalon

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  • A Reminder About the Practical Magic Book Club on Avalonian Rose Faery Mysteries Patreon

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a reminder about the Book Club I will be hosting on Patreon beginning in March!    I am beyond thrilled to be hosting my first-ever book club on Patreon.   The idea came to me months ago, as…

  • Olga of the Birch Forest: Female Lead Character of ‘The Northman’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Olga from The Northman and how the film took inspiration from Shakespeare to craft a character based on Ophelia, but with a twist and a different ending!   I thought this would be an…

  • The Witch in the Woods: Exploring the Archetype

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I will be discussing the classic archetype of the Witch in the Woods!    We see this archetype appearing constantly, most often in fairytales, but also in more modern interpretations.   Possibly the most famous case of a modern…

  • Frau Holle: Goddess Turned Christmas Witch & the Wild Hunt

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Frau Holle!   Frau Holle is also known as Mother Holle, Hulde, Hulda, Mother Hulda, and even has connections to Frau Perchta, with some stating that the two are one and the same (I…

  • Baba Yaga: Goddess & Fairytale Witch

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this first Femme Fatale Friday post of December, I will be discussing Baba Yaga!   Fascinatingly, I have never covered Baba Yaga on this blog, so I thought that this would be the ideal time to discuss her.    Baba Yaga is a Goddess…

  • ‘Wisht Waters’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing my review of the book Wisht Waters: The Cult & Magic of Water by Gemma Gary.   I want to note that this is the reprint Troy Books released of Wisht Waters: Aqueous Magica and the Cult of…

  • My Current Top 10 Favorite Films of All Time

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I have decided to share my updated list of my top ten favorite films of all time.   Over the last several weeks, I have been thinking about what my absolute favorite films are more and more, so I thought I…

  • Witchy Festivities, October Jovialities: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing a poem about Witchy fun in October! Witchy Festivities, October Jovialities by Maranda Wabik The smell of Apples and Pumpkin Spice Permeates the air  On this Autumnal Day so fair Seeing the sights of Witchy delights A…

  • The Queen of Wands: Witch of the Tarot & Muse of Enchantresses

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday post, I will be discussing my evolving relationship with the Queen of Wands Archetype!   I thought that this was the ideal topic for the last day of September as we transition into that most Witchy month of October.    …

  • Announcing the Avalonian Rose Faery Mysteries ‘Practical Magic’ Book Club: Coming Soon to My Patreon!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am announcing that I will be launching a Practical Magic Book Club for 2026 on my Patreon, Avalonian Rose Faery Mysteries!   This Book Club will begin in March 2026 and run through June 2026.    For a bit more…