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Rewild the soul thru Wonder

Experience the Magic

It all begin with National Geographic...

I remember pouring over the pages of the magazine as a child and feeling ignited by wanderlust. Distant lands and peoples intrigued me. During my teenage years I began using magazines to collage and envision a future filled with wonder!  A big, beautiful world was calling me to go experience it, and so I did. I studied abroad in Europe, taught English in Asia and travelled extensively throughout my 20's, 30's and 40's. My curiosity about the world led me out of the religion I was raised in and onto an ever-expanding spiritual journey. I followed my bliss by studying Intercultural Communication, World Religions, Goddess Mythology, Western & Eastern Astrology, Yoga, Ayurveda, Tarot, the Esoteric Enneagram, Nature Therapy, Contemplative Practices and Soul Shadow Work, because often the most difficult voyage is the one within. In 2025, I turned 50 and I can't wait to step into the power of this wild and wonderful phase of being a woman.

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Sacred Travel

My first sacred travel experience was a life-altering safari in the Maasai Mara Natural Preserve of Kenya 20+ years ago. The majesty of wild animals roaming freely on untouched land awoke the wildness of my own soul. I longed for more encounters with wild spaces and began to take transformational journeys stateside and abroad, connecting with nature as a portal to my own untamed spirit. 


Travelling became a deeply spiritual practice for me; a tangible way to expand my perspective by visiting more than 25 countries and counting! My vacations turned into pilgrimages that led me on a camel caravan in Rajasthan India, a 125 mile walking journey along the divine feminine route of the Camino de Santiago in France. I then was called to study the earth-based practices of my Celtic and Norse lineages in Ireland, Iceland and England and took sacred pilgrimages to visit my ancestral lands.


It is my desire to inspire others to journey within and venture out of their comfort zone to experience the wonder of our complex and beautiful world.

Join me on a Wanderlust Retreat

Journey Within

A pilgrimage is simply a long journey to a sacred place. The ultimate destination lies within YOU, no matter where you wander.


Mandalas are artistic portals to the inner world of the subconscious where many of our stories lie unexplored. I create a variety of life-size mandalas, spirals, wheels and sacred altars that serve as spiritual guidance tools. Weaving ancient wisdom for modern living provides insight and direction for the soul.


I utilize a number of esoteric and divination traditions including the Eastern Enneagram Mandala that embodies the energetic wisdom of the chakras, Chinese Astrology, Western Astrology & Classical Tarot, Celtic & Norse ancestral nature rituals and Rune Work. My East meets West approach helps to guide you on a holistic journey of the psyche, discerning areas for growth, integration and evolution.


Explore your inner landscape and awaken the soul by booking virtual Reading or personalized Mandala Ritual.

Begin the journey within

Ceremonial Wonder

12th-century Zen master, Hongzhi Zhenjgue instructed his students to “wander into the center of the circle of wonder.” Our soul's purpose can be found by exploring the nature of wonder. The poet, Cole Arthur Riley describes how wonder increases our capacity to love ourselves, our neighbor, and the stranger.


WANDERLUST MEETS SACRED ART

My travels, spiritual wanderlust and awe of nature's beauty have inspired me to create sacred art experiences that foster connection to self and the collective consciousness thru ceremonial circles of wonder. I weave wisdom traditions from different cultures and the earth-based practices of my ancestry to provide a safe place for soulful reflection. My events are interactive experiences where we co-create or disassemble the mandala or portal together. I also offer opportunities to engage in intuitive collage, and experience the wonderful gifts of my fellow collaborators.


The practice of UBUNTU

I am a firm believer in the African concept of, UBUNTU, meaning, "I am what I am because of who we all are". 

I welcome creative collaborations and seek to amplify the work of others as we enter the Aquarian Age. I look forward to connecting with you at one of my upcoming events.

Experience the Wonder

Tiger Face Journey

Joseph Campbell, the great mythologist, retold a Ramakrishna fable about a tiger cub whose mother died and ended up being raised by goats. The tiger spent many years believing it was a goat among the herd until one day, it met an elder tiger who questioned how the tiger was living. The elder tiger proceeded to take the young tiger down to the river and upon seeing it's reflection in the water, the young tiger awakens to it's true identity. Profound as that is, the story doesn't end there. It continues with the elder tiger offering the vegetarian young cub meat for the very first time. Upon taking a bite, the young tiger nearly chokes to death, serving as a potent metaphor.  When you've been living a lie and feeding on lies for so long, the "truth" can be hard to swallow. 


We often think of self-realization as a one time event. In reality, it's more like slowly turning on the lights for someone who's been asleep in a dark cave. It takes time to adjust to the light. You embark on a life-long journey of unlearning and releasing what was never you in the first place. Water is a reflective energy that provides us the opportunity to face our reality. Once we see our true reflection, we have a choice. Go back to what we have always known or venture into the wild unknown...


In Chinese Astrology, I am a Wood Tiger, so this story is particularly potent for me. I was raised in an extreme fundamentalist religious community which never fit me. Over the last few decades I have been doing the work of rewilding my soul and excavating my divine feminine. 


When I left my spiritual community with my husband 20 years go, we both knew it was the right thing to do, yet neither of us were sure where this journey away from our upbringing would take us. We had devoted our lives to being leaders in this cult-like, fundamentalist church, but upon awakening we became the outcast "prophets" of our community and in our families. 


We found ourselves with a small child, following us on a path into the Great Unknown. This journey wasn't for the faint of heart. It was full of steep cliffs and arduous descents, passing through many lonely deserts and shadowlands before it led to new horizons. We had a few token friends that also took the difficult "Hero's Journey", but if I am being honest, I found myself missing the support of community when times were rough. The work of breaking generational patterns of abuse, can be very isolating, but it doesn't have to be. 


From this difficult journey, I began my work in the world, reclaimed my voice and use my art to tell my story. I use Chinese Astrology to help people connect to their soul and find their authentic path.


Book a Chinese Astrology Reading

Creative Coven

"Imagination creates reality." - Richard Wagner 


Make 2025 a magical year by joining the Creative Coven! A circle of women who weave wonder into everyday living thru art and creative ritual. Meet online or in-person to celebrate the 

Wheel of the Year by partaking in ceremonies that awaken your imagination and attune you to your own sacral cycles and rhythms. 


Each session will include juicy Goddess Underworld Mythology from around the globe, sensual and creative activities, ritual ideas and tips on creating sacred space and altars.


Join the Creative Coven

    Book a Ceremonial Experience

    Mandalas for Life's Special Moments

    Shannon Nicole creates all kinds of unique immersive, interactive ceremonial art experiences incorporating natural elements, candles, mirrors and sacred objects to create mandalas that serve as a beautiful and meaningful center piece to your event. Participants are involved in adding to the mandala or disassembling it as a ritual of release. Her events are interactive experiences that awaken the senses.


    Experience the magic of a custom mandala for your special event 

    • women's circles
    • wheel of the year events
    • moon ceremonies
    • retreats
    • festival or psychic fair
    • art show
    • yoga trainings
    • birthday party
    • rites of passage ceremonies
    • mother's blessing/baby shower
    • bridal shower, engagement or wedding 
    • living funeral/celebration of life ceremony

     

    ENERGY EXCHANGE:

    $88 per person with a minimum of 6 people with interactive, custom nature mandala circle for 3 hrs.

    OR

    $111 per person with a minimum of 6 people with interactive nature mandala circle and sound bath or art experience for 3 hrs.


    Includes ceremony, 1 hour mandala set up & 30 minute tear down, all flowers/supplies, group photo with mandala and video reel of your experience. Pricing can vary depending upon materials used, and size of mandala. Open to travel and trade options as well. 


    Contact her to discuss how we can create a memorable event.


      Upcoming Events

      February 6, 2025

      Creative Coven Imbolc Online

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      8:30pm

      Zoom

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      February 6, 2025

      Creative Coven Imbolc Online

      Make 2025 a magical year by joining the Creative Coven! 

      A circle of women who weave wonder into 

      everyday living thru art and creative ritual...

      Event Details

      7pm

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      8:30pm

      Zoom

      March 20, 2025

      Creative Coven Spring Equinox Online

      7pm

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      8:30pm

      Zoom

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      March 20, 2025

      Creative Coven Spring Equinox Online

      Welcome Spring by diving into the dark and dirty details behind the Garden of Eden Mythology. Encounter the misunderstood Mesopotamian Godde...

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      7pm

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      8:30pm

      Zoom

      May 3rd 2025

      Beltane Fire & Flora Ceremony

      3pm

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      6pm

      El Cajon, CA

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      May 3rd 2025

      Beltane Fire & Flora Ceremony

      Enjoy a wonderful afternoon of coven circle, crafting, and ceremony. Persephone, the Greek Goddess and Queen of the Underworld, will serve a...

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      3pm

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      6pm

      El Cajon, CA

      May 30th 2025

      The Art of Arousal: Ceremonial Art Experience

      7pm

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      8:30pm

      Sesshin Art Gallery 960 2nd St, Encinitas, CA 92024

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      May 30th 2025

      The Art of Arousal: Ceremonial Art Experience

      Awaken your lust for life as you enjoy an evening of artistic play and pleasure. Experience a living art exhibit that embodies the intersect...

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      7pm

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      8:30pm

      Sesshin Art Gallery 960 2nd St, Encinitas, CA 92024

      June 9th 2025

      Energy of the Enneagram Mandala Experience

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      9pm

      317 N. El Camino ste.201 Encinitas, CA 92024

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      June 9th 2025

      Energy of the Enneagram Mandala Experience

      The Enneagram is a living model of the cosmos and the map into the subconscious realm. Since our biography is our biology, this journey of t...

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      9pm

      317 N. El Camino ste.201 Encinitas, CA 92024

      Creatrix in Motion

      Art as a Spirital Practice

      My art is the alchemy of my pain and the excavation of my joy. It has been the vehicle for my healing and my rising. One might say I have been "awakened by beauty". 


      I infuse my love of all things wonderful into my Intuitive Collage Work and Ceremonial Art Experiences .

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      Big Sur Wonder Retreat

      REWILD THRU WONDER THIS FALL


      Experience a joyful gathering of women reconnecting to their wild essence through nature immersion, wonder, creativity and ceremony along the breathtaking Big Sur and Carmel Coastline in California.

      You had me at wonder!