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We are an international women's order centered on the Avalonian Tradition - a modern spiritual path informed by Welsh Mythology and Brythonic Paganism.

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From the Avalonian Oracle: Blodeuwedd

The Affirmation - "... The expectations of others are about their needs, not my own, and I am not required to sacrifice my vision to conform to the limitations of others. ..."

The Avalonian Oracle: tinyurl.com/TheAvalonian...

#oracle #celtic #deck #Blodeuwedd
Blodeuwedd oracle card photo, woman in white in front of arched wood and a river; From the Avalonian Oracle: Blodeuwedd The Affirmation - "I open to the potential within me, allowing the sweet fragrance of what is possible to attract experiences that will help me grow into the person I was meant to be. The expectations of others are about their needs, not my own, and I am not required to sacrifice my vision to conform to the limitations of others. I am fearless in the face of challenge. Honoring my inner wisdom gives me wings, and I fly free." The Avalonian Oracle, by Jhenah Telyndru and illustrated by Emily Brunner, is available here: https://tinyurl.com/TheAvalonianOracle #avalonianoracle #sisterhoodofavalon #pagan #oracle #oracledeck #avalon #oraclecards #Blodeuwedd
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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"Glastonbury has proved a testing ground for Christianity supplanting the legacy of Druidism, for the Roman order supplanting the Celtic, for the Church supplanting the cults."
- from King Arthur's Avalon: The Story of Glastonbury
by G. Ashe (1990)
#druids #christianity #roman #celtic #church #cults
Photo of St Michael's Church tower atop Glastonbury Tor; "Glastonbury has proved a testing ground for Christianity supplanting the legacy of Druidism, for the Roman order supplanting the Celtic, for the Church supplanting the cults." - from King Arthur's Avalon: The Story of Glastonbury by Geoffrey Ashe (1990) #glastonbury #druids #christianity #roman #celtic #church #cults
December 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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"Mythological stories about a love-triangle in which two men compete for the favors of a woman are, of course, one of the most conspicuous elements in Celtic literary tradition."
- from The Apple Branch: A Path to Celtic Ritual
by Alexei Kondratiev (2003)

#literary #celtic #love #triangle #writing
Photo of a woman and a man dressed in medieval garb; "Mythological stories about a love-triangle in which two men compete for the favors of a woman are, of course, one of the most conspicuous elements in Celtic literary tradition." - from The Apple Branch: A Path to Celtic Ritual by Alexei Kondratiev (2003) #literary #celtic #love #triangle #writing #elements #lovetriangle
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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"The medieval system of twelve days of celebration following the winter solstice, with peaks at 25 December, 1 January and 6 January, was now in place."
- from The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
by Ronald Hutton (1996)

#december #january #wales #celebrations #solstice
medieval scene of a woman in red, green and gold; "The medieval system of twelve days of celebration following the winter solstice, with peaks at 25 December, 1 January and 6 January, was now in place." - from The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain by Ronald Hutton (1996) #december #january #welsh #wales #medieval #celebrations #solstice #winter
December 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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"The Romans moved first into south Wales, then into the north, and finally, in A.D. 59, destroyed the druid center on Anglesey."
- from The Celtic World
by Barry W. Cunliffe (1986)

#celic #druid #anglesey #romans #wales #welsh
Map of western Wales area; "The Romans moved first into south Wales, then into the north, and finally, in A.D. 59, destroyed the druid center on Anglesey." - from The Celtic World by Barry W. Cunliffe (1986) #celic #druid #anglesey #romans #wales #welsh
December 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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From The Avalonian Oracle: The Source

Affirmation: "... Rooted in the light of Divinity, there is nothing I cannot manifest, nor is there any part of me that is not holy or whole."

The Avalonian Oracle: Spiritual Wisdom from the Holy Isle: tinyurl.com/TheAvalonian...

#oracle #celtic #avalon #SOA
Photo of Avalonian Oracle card depicting a mound/passage tomb with a light shining from within; From The Avalonian Oracle: The Source Affirmation: "I am an active co-creator of my life, open to all potential and celebrating myself as a facet of Eternity. I am Consciously connected to Source and, as such, am kindred to all that is. Rooted in the light of Divinity, there is nothing I cannot manifest, nor is there any part of me that is not holy or whole." The Avalonian Oracle: Spiritual Wisdom from the Holy Isle, by Jhenah Telyndru and Illustrated by Emily Brunner, is available here: https://tinyurl.com/TheAvalonianOracle #avalonianoracle #sisterhoodofavalon #pagan #oracle #oracledeck #celtic #oraclecards #avalon
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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"YARROW, CALLED NOSE-BLEED, MILFOIL AND THOUSAND-LEAL.

Place.] It is frequent in all pastures.

Time.] It flowers late, even in the latter end of August."
- from Culpeper's Complete Herbal
by Nicholas Culpeper (1814)

#yarrow #nosebleed #milfoil #sacredherbs #avaloniantradition #moon2 #flowers #SOA
Photo of yarrow - white flowers and green stems; "YARROW, CALLED NOSE-BLEED, MILFOIL AND THOUSAND-LEAL. Place.] It is frequent in all pastures. Time.] It flowers late, even in the latter end of August." - from Culpeper's Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper (1814) #yarrow #nosebleed #milfoil #sacredherbs #avaloniantradition #moon2 #flowers
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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"It is the second of four moons during the Time of Ceridwen, and the lunar month begins on the first full moon when the sun is in Sagittarius; the full moon is in Gemini."
- from The Mythic Moons of Avalon: Lunar & Herbal Wisdom from the Isle of Healing
by J. Telyndru (2019)

#ceridwen #sagittarius
Photo of a full moon; "It is the second of four moons during the Time of Ceridwen, and the lunar month begins on the first full moon when the sun is in Sagittarius; the full moon is in Gemini." - from The Mythic Moons of Avalon: Lunar & Herbal Wisdom from the Isle of Healing by Jhenah Telyndru (2019) #moontwo #cycleofrevealing #avalonian #ceridwen #sagittarius #gemini #moon
December 6, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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We hope you enjoy the newest issue of The Barge Newsletter!

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#news #celtic #celticwomen #avalon #thebarge #sisterhoodofavalon #newsletter #women #pagan
Graphic of black robed priestess and celtic illustrations in blues and white; We hope you enjoy the newest issue of The Barge Newsletter! https://conta.cc/4itUGSi If you're not already receiving the newsletter, please sign up through the link in the newsletter or on https://SisterhoodOfAvalon.org! #news #celtic #celticwomen #avalon #thebarge #sisterhoodofavalon #newsletter #women #pagan #pagannews
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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"Moon Two of the Avalonian Cycle of Revealing is called the Moon of Distillation, and is associated with the herb yarrow (Achillea millefolium)."
- from The Mythic Moons of Avalon: Lunar & Herbal Wisdom from the Isle of Healing
by Jhenah Telyndru (2019)

#moontwo #cycleofrevealing #avalonian #SOA
photo of a full moon; "Moon Two of the Avalonian Cycle of Revealing is called the Moon of Distillation, and is associated with the herb yarrow (Achillea millefolium)." - from The Mythic Moons of Avalon: Lunar & Herbal Wisdom from the Isle of Healing by Jhenah Telyndru (2019) #moontwo #cycleofrevealing #avalonian #yarrow #achilleamillefolium #distillation
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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"YARROW, CALLED NOSE-BLEED, MILFOIL AND THOUSAND-LEAL.

Descript.] It hath many long leaves spread upon the ground, finely cut, and divided into many small parts: Its flowers are white,..."
- from Culpeper's Complete Herbal
by N. Culpeper (1814)

#yarrow #sacredherbs #avaloniantradition #flowers
Photo of white yarrow flowers and green stems; "YARROW, CALLED NOSE-BLEED, MILFOIL AND THOUSAND-LEAL. Descript.] It hath many long leaves spread upon the ground, finely cut, and divided into many small parts: Its flowers are white, but not all of a whiteness, and stayed in knots, upon divers green stalks which rise from among the leaves." - from Culpeper's Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper (1814) #yarrow #nosebleed #milfoil #sacredherbs #avaloniantradition #moon2 #flowers
December 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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"The mystical fruit yielded from the Silver Branch which calls us to the Journey across the waters, the Silver Apple represents the Otherworldly Island of Avalon and the Lunar Mysteries kept by her Priestesses."
- from Avalonian Symbols
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#silverapple #avalon #priestess #SOA
Image of a silver apple; "The mystical fruit yielded from the Silver Branch which calls us to the Journey across the waters, the Silver Apple represents the Otherworldly Island of Avalon and the Lunar Mysteries kept by her Priestesses." - from Avalonian Symbols SisterhoodOfAvalon.org #silverapple #holyisle #avalon #lunarmysteries #otherworldly #priestess #islandofavalon #silverbranch #journey
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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From The Avalonian Oracle: The Three Cauldrons

Affirmation: "I am open to the flow of divine inspiration, allowing it to pass through me and to empower my work in the world. ..."

The Avalonian Oracle: Spiritual Wisdom from the Holy Isle is available here: tinyurl.com/TheAvalonian...

#oracle #deck
Photo of The Three Cauldrons card featuring a blue robed woman with three cauldrons in front of her and three rays of awen overhead; From The Avalonian Oracle: The Three Cauldrons Affirmation: "I am open to the flow of divine inspiration, allowing it to pass through me and to empower my work in the world. I embrace the truth of my life's authentic purpose, and recognize that my greatest service is to be a vessel through which Source continues to create the world." The Avalonian Oracle: Spiritual Wisdom from the Holy Isle, by Jhenah Telyndru and Illustrated by Emily Brunner, is available here: https://tinyurl.com/TheAvalonianOracle #avalonianoracle #sisterhoodofavalon #pagan #oracle #oracledeck #celtic #oraclecards #authentic #source #theavalonianoracle #avalon #thethreecauldrons
November 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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"November was considered as not lucky for weddings."
- from Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales
by Marie Trevelyan (1909)

#november #wales #welsh #folklore #weddings
Photo of a handfasting with red and white cord; "November was considered as not lucky for weddings." - from Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales by Marie Trevelyan (1909) #november #wales #welsh #folklore #weddings
November 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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"Gwyn ap Nudd, the lord of Annwn or Hades, was allotted an invisible palace inside the Tor, to which he repaired with his Wild Huntsmen."
- from King Arthur's Avalon: The Story of Glastonbury
by Geoffrey Ashe (1990)

#gwynapnudd #glastonburytor #wildhuntsmen #annwn #glastonbury #arthurian
Photo of Glastonbury Tor on a cloudy day; "Gwyn ap Nudd, the lord of Annwn or Hades, was allotted an invisible palace inside the Tor, to which he repaired with his Wild Huntsmen." - from King Arthur's Avalon: The Story of Glastonbury by Geoffrey Ashe (1990) #gwynapnudd #glastonburytor #wildhuntsmen #annwn #glastonbury #arthurian
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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"At the bottom of the business lies a stratum of Celtic fable about a miraculous cauldron. In Welsh folk-lore the cauldron belongs to the Arthurian cycle as far back as we can trace it."
- from King Arthur's Avalon: The Story of Glastonbury
by Geoffrey Ashe (1990)
#celtic #wales #cauldron #arthurian
Photo of an old, weathered cauldron in front of green leaves; "At the bottom of the business lies a stratum of Celtic fable about a miraculous cauldron. In Welsh folk-lore the cauldron belongs to the Arthurian cycle as far back as we can trace it." - from King Arthur's Avalon: The Story of Glastonbury by Geoffrey Ashe (1990) #celtic #wales #cauldron #arthurian #arthuriancycle #folklore
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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"According to belief, every sacred well and spring must be treated with appropriate respect — and even those with no traditions attached must be accorded due honour or they would be capable of drying up or moving to another site."
- from Folklore of Wales
by A. Ross (2011)

#wells #springs #sacred
Photo of the Red Spring vesica piscis pool; "According to belief, every sacred well and spring must be treated with appropriate respect — and even those with no traditions attached must be accorded due honour or they would be capable of drying up or moving to another site." - from Folklore of Wales by Anne Ross (2011) #wells #spring #sacredwell #sacred #sacredspring #wales #folklore #welsh
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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"MUGWORT.

Government and virtues.] This is an herb of Venus, therefore maintains the parts of the body she rules, remedies the diseases of the parts that are under her signs, Taurus and Libra."
- from The Complete Herbal
by Nicholas Culpeper (1850)

#mugwort #herbalism #celtic #venus #taurus #libra
Photo of mugwort, a green herb; "MUGWORT. Government and virtues.] This is an herb of Venus, therefore maintains the parts of the body she rules, remedies the diseases of the parts that are under her signs, Taurus and Libra." - from The Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper (1850) #mugwort #artemisiavulgaris #herbalism #celtic #avalonian #avaloniantradition #venus #taurus #libra
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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From The Avalonian Oracle: Moon of Liberation

Affirmation: "I stand firmly between the worlds of who I am and who I shall become, celebrating my wholeness. ..."

The Avalonian Oracle: Spiritual Wisdom from the Holy Isle is available here: tinyurl.com/TheAvalonian...

#oracle #deck #celtic #cards
Moon of Liberation card; From The Avalonian Oracle: Moon of Liberation Affirmation: "I stand firmly between the worlds of who I am and who I shall become, celebrating my wholeness. I celebrate my Sovereignty and I do not fear my shadow, for together they hold the seeds of wisdom; as they grow, I earn my freedom." The Avalonian Oracle: Spiritual Wisdom from the Holy Isle, by Jhenah Telyndru and Illustrated by Emily Brunner, is available here: https://tinyurl.com/TheAvalonianOracle #avalonianoracle #sisterhoodofavalon #pagan #oracle #oracledeck #celtic #oraclecards #avalon #moonofliberation #sovereignty #freedom
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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"They were received with great joy by the king’s people and, for a time at least, Branwen was a resounding success as his consort, acquiring a reputation for the lavishness of her generosity to anyone visiting the royal court."
- from Enchanted Wales
by M. Aldhouse-Green (2023)

#branwen #ireland
Graphic of medieval woman at court; "They were received with great joy by the king’s people and, for a time at least, Branwen was a resounding success as his consort, acquiring a reputation for the lavishness of her generosity to anyone visiting the royal court." - from Enchanted Wales Myth and Magic in Welsh Storytelling by Miranda Aldhouse-Green (2023) #branwen #wales #ireland #royalcourt #king #consort #generosity
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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"So, having accepted Brân’s priceless gift, Matholwch set off for Ireland from Aber Menai, taking Branwen, his wife, with him."
- from Enchanted Wales
Myth and Magic in Welsh Storytelling
by Miranda Aldhouse-Green (2023)

#wales #branwen #abermenai #matholwch #ireland
Blue toned photo of Anglesy, Wales shoreline; "So, having accepted Brân’s priceless gift, Matholwch set off for Ireland from Aber Menai, taking Branwen, his wife, with him." - from Enchanted Wales Myth and Magic in Welsh Storytelling by Miranda Aldhouse-Green (2023) #wales #branwen #abermenai #matholwch #ireland
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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"With its red and white springs, prominent hills, surrounding plain, sacred trees, and cavernous underground system, the natural features of the landscape create a powerful ‘spirit of place.’"
- from Isle of Avalon
by N.R. Mann (1996)

#glastonbury #holyisle #spiritofplace #avalon #sacred #springs
Photo of Glastonbury Tor and environs; "With its red and white springs, prominent hills, surrounding plain, sacred trees, and cavernous underground system, the natural features of the landscape create a powerful ‘spirit of place.’" - from Isle of Avalon: Sacred Mysteries of Arthur and Glastonbury Tor by Nicholas R. Mann (1996) #glastonbury #holyisle #spiritofplace #avalon #sacred #trees #springs
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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"The character of Branwen is interesting for she seems a pale, insubstantial player in the story, yet she would act as the catalyst for a hugely punishing and mutually destructive war between the two lands of Wales and Ireland."
- from Enchanted Wales
by M. Aldhouse-Green (2023)

#branwen #wales
Map of Wales, Ireland, and Irish Sea; "The character of Branwen is interesting for she seems a pale, insubstantial player in the story, yet she would act as the catalyst for a hugely punishing and mutually destructive war between the two lands of Wales and Ireland." - from Enchanted Wales: Myth and Magic in Welsh Storytelling by Miranda Aldhouse-Green (2023) #branwen #war #caralyst #wales #ireland #celtic #mabinogi #goddess
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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"And when Branwen saw her son burning in the fire, she strove to leap into the fire also, from the place where she sat between her two brothers."
- from Branwen the Daughter of Llyr
in The Mabinogion
tr. by Lady Charlotte Guest (1877)

#branwen #goddess #divinefeminine #ymabinogi #wales #welsh #SOA
Photo of three people in front of a big bonfire; "And when Branwen saw her son burning in the fire, she strove to leap into the fire also, from the place where she sat between her two brothers." - from Branwen the Daughter of Llyr in The Mabinogion tr. by Lady Charlotte Guest (1877) #branwen #goddess #divinefeminine #ymabinogi #mabinogi #wales #welsh
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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From the Avalonian Oracle: Moon of Reflection

The Affirmation - "... I stand in open communication with myself, and hear the voice of the Universe with clarity. ..."

The Avalonian Oracle is available here: tinyurl.com/TheAvalonian...

#avalonian #oracle #oracledeck #cards #celtic #divinenature
Moon 13 card, a black bird and a white bird beside a bowl in a field; From the Avalonian Oracle: Moon of Reflection The Affirmation - "I am a being in process, simultaneously the sum of all that has come before as well as the total of all that has yet to be. I stand in open communication with myself, and hear the voice of the Universe with clarity. I embrace change and welcome deep transformation, for it is only thus that my true and Divine nature can fully express itself in the world and through my life." The Avalonian Oracle, by Jhenah Telyndru and illustrated by Emily Brunner, is available here: https://tinyurl.com/TheAvalonianOracle #avalonianoracle #sisterhoodofavalon #pagan #oracle #oracledeck #avalon #oraclecards #theavalonianoracle #reflection #celtic #moonofreflection #divinenature
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM