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Woodland

  • Elfin Grot, Woodland Faery: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be sharing a poem about visiting the Elfin Grot of a Woodland Faery! Elfin Grot, Woodland Faery by Maranda Wabik Come on by the Elfin Grot Come to meet the Woodland Faery She is there to aid those who ask…

  • 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…

  • Dancing in the Birch Grove: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about communing with the White Lady of the Birch Tree! Dancing in the Birch Grove by Maranda Wabik Tall white trees with textured bark A blanket of snow on the ground The wind whistling through the…

  • Enchanted Waterfall: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing a poem about the enchanted energy of Waterfalls! Enchanted Waterfall by Maranda Wabik Walking through the Woodland path Seeking the Waters of Enchantment Drawing ever nearer to where I hath Been summoned by the River Spirit’s magickal…

  • ‘In the Forest’ by Oscar Wilde: Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a line-by-line analysis of the poem In the Forest by Oscar Wilde.   The bold text between each line of the poem is my analysis.   I accessed the text of the poem on poets.org: https://poets.org/poem/forest-0.   Without further ado, let’s look…

  • The True Daughter of Elphame: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem I have composed about the energy of Elphame.    The True Daughter of Elphame by Maranda Wabik A single White Feather drifts down A melodious caw being heard to resound Filling the Forest with a bird song Harbinger of Change…

  • The Green Knight and the Devil Card in Tarot

    Welcome to day three of the Green Knight Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!    Today’s post is a Tarot Tuesday look at the Green Knight and his relationship to the Devil card in Tarot.   This relationship between the Green Knight and the energy of the Devil card is well attested…

  • The Green Knight and the Ghost of Christmas Present

    Welcome to day two of the Green Knight Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!    Today’s post is about the Green Knight and how he relates to the Ghost of Christmas Present in Dicken’s A Christmas Carol.   I want to note that this topic is part of what inspired me to…

  • Woodland Quest: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about taking a Woodland Journey on a dark and cold Winter’s night! Woodland Quest by Maranda Wabik Wind sharp as ice, Thrashing overhead, Whipping at my skin like a knife’s slice. I walked down a snowy path to see where…

  • Embodiments of the Woodland: Forests Brought to Life

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is an exploration of various Faery Beings that are the embodiment of the Forest brought to life.   Specifically, I will be examining the Green Man, the Green Knight, Dryads from Greek myth, and Ents from Middle-Earth in this post.   It is…