I’m back in Seattle now after several days of ducking out in Portland with Havi. Her adventures with finding a not-office space and turning it into the kooky awesomeness of the Playground was… strangely compelling. Partly because it sounded like a ridiculous amount of fun, and partly because her descriptions of things sound suspiciously like [...]
About Shannon Garcia
Shannon is a lifelong student of people and their habits. She has studied tarot and astrology since 1994, and consulted and taught professionally since 2006. Her teaching and workshops are in the fields of digital media, communication, work-life balance, creative renewal, astrology, and tarot.
Ducking Out.
Happy (American) Thanksgiving! This week has been super-interesting on my end… I’m in Portland right now, a burg my dad’s side of the family is originally from (my great-great-grandfather started the first newspaper in Oregon Territory). Portland and I haven’t ever spent any time together though, so it’s nice to be able to get to [...]
Iguana-Dropping Weather
It’s snowing in Seattle right now… we’ve gotten about two inches in my neighborhood so far. When I lived in Miami, winter was about 75 degrees Fahrenheit– I was happy to get used to that kind of cold weather. But occasionally, a frigid Canadian storm front would sag all the way down to us, and [...]
Full Speed Ahead! …Mostly.
Some days are rather “quiet” astrologically. Others are anything but. Today is the latter. Stephanie Gailing has a great reflective piece at Planetary Apothecary on what’s going on upstairs today. It’s a busy day for astrology! Jupiter has just turned direct after being retrograde since July, and Venus is about to do the same a little [...]
November Astrology Forecast (video)
Last week I trooped off to Redmond to see Jeff Jawer and Rick Levine give their generous free monthly talk at Soul Food. Always a good time, and there is lots of great info here. Check it out (with the delicate hum of espresso machines in the background): Part 2 – Part 3 – Part [...]
Balsamic Moon: Give It A Rest
Right now we’re in the balsamic phase of the moon- the last couple days before the moon goes totally dark. This is the final phase of the moon cycle. If you’ve studied astronomy, you may already know of this phase as the waning crescent. Going dark As the light of the moon grows darker and [...]
New Friday Office Hours
Starting this week, I will be offering office hours every Friday from 10-11am Pacific time. So if you want to chat for free, this is your chance. I won’t be pulling charts, but I’m happy to answer your questions about timing and astrology, tutor you in a confusing area, talk to you about a transit [...]
Significators
A significator is a tarot card, chosen by tradition or by inquiry, that you select to represent yourself. It may represent how you see yourself and the qualities within you, it may resemble you physically, or it may symbolize qualities within yourself that you want to develop. You can use your significator in all personal [...]
Exploring Intuitive Practice
Modern Halloween is, at its roots, a stepchild of the pagan holiday of Samhain (pronounced sow-wen). Samhain used to mark the end of the harvest year, back when everyone had a harvest to tend to in late fall before the weather turned. It was a border post between the “light” half of the year and [...]
Halloween Weekend Transit Calendar
Here’s what’s going on in the sky this weekend (all times are Pacific, tweak as necessary): Friday, October 29 The Cancer moon goes void around lunchtime (12:48p PDT), and then doesn’t move into Leo until 5:38p. So there’s a big potential case out there of senioritis/Friday syndrome out there. Good day for brainstorming or connecting [...]
