Our Waking Dream

If you’ve been feeling the exhaustion of caring deeply while witnessing leadership fail and responsibility diffuse, you’re sensing a collective strain. Many people are carrying fatigue, frustration, and moral pressure as care for the planet and its inhabitants continues to erode.This episode arrives as Neptune enters Aries on January 26, marking a turning point within an ongoing season of confusion. While clarity hasn’t fully arrived, the tide is beginning to shift toward greater support for agency—first in your own life, then in how you engage with the world. This is spiritual activism rooted in love, responsibility, and service to life.In this episode of Our Waking Dream, spiritual strategist and educator Coco Swanson reflects on this threshold and what it asks of us now. You don’t need to force certainty, push through burnout, or bypass grief to move forward. For more about Coco Swanson, visit cocoswanson.com. To join the newsletter, visit cocoswanson.com/newsletter.

Divine discontent is in the air. Many people are feeling a quiet but persistent tension — a sense that something isn’t right, paired with a deeper question about where their own power to create change actually lives when systems feel overwhelming.As familiar structures fracture and what was once hidden becomes harder to ignore, ethics and responsibility move to the foreground. This Aquarian moment invites reflection on what truly governs our choices — personally, professionally, and collectively — beyond reaction or inherited norms.In this episode of Our Waking Dream, spiritual strategist and educator Coco Swanson explores values, bias, and ethical agency during times of change, offering orientation toward clarity and influence without hardening, blaming, or losing heart.For more about Coco Swanson, visit cocoswanson.com. To join the newsletter, visit cocoswanson.com/newsletter.#OurWakingDream #AquariusSeason #EthicalLeadership #AstrologyPodcast #CollectiveChange #ConsciousLeadership #NervousSystemAwareness #SpiritualGrowth

Does life feel like a lot of effort right now? Staying steady, showing up, and being responsible can feel heavy, especially when your system is asking for more softness and space. Many people are carrying pressure while trying not to lose their heart in the process.January heightens this tension between commitment and surrender. Capricorn energy emphasizes responsibility and long-term building, while Pisces invites imagination, feeling, and spiritual openness. Together, they ask how to keep moving forward without becoming hardened or depleted.In this episode of Our Waking Dream, spiritual strategist and educator Coco Swanson explores how to bring soul and heart into what you’re creating—without forcing clarity, pushing through burnout, or abandoning yourself along the way.For more about Coco Swanson, visit cocoswanson.com. To join the newsletter, visit cocoswanson.com/newsletter.#OurWakingDream #AstrologyPodcast #CapricornSeason #BurnoutRecovery #NervousSystemSupport #ConsciousLeadership #SpiritualGrowth #CreativeSustainability

As this week unfolds, many of us feel pressure to stay productive and decisive — even while we're still tired, letting go, or emotionally tender. This tension is heightened right now, as expectations around responsibility and momentum clash with a deeper need for rest, care, and recalibration. Astrologically, we’re moving through a rare Capricorn conjunction with the Sun, Venus, and Mars, alongside longer cycles of release as Neptune, Saturn, and the North Node continue their work in Pisces. This can bring questions about authority, expertise, and legacy — while revealing where productivity has become disconnected from nourishment. In this episode of Our Waking Dream, spiritual strategist and educator Coco Swanson explores how tending the heart and nervous system can strengthen clarity, stewardship, and what you’re here to build — without forcing action or pushing through depletion. For more about Coco Swanson, visit cocoswanson.com. To join the newsletter, visit cocoswanson.com/newsletter.

This turn-of-the-year moment can intensify the gap between how we’re expected to show up and how we actually feel. The pressure to have clarity, goals, and momentum often collides with very real fatigue, grief, and nervous system overload. Astrologically, the Cancer Full Moon on January 3, 2026 opposes a strong Capricorn emphasis from the Sun, Venus, and Mars — a combination that can amplify themes of responsibility, productivity, and legacy. This may feel like an internal push to “get it together” at the exact moment your system is asking for care, safety, and nourishment. In this episode of Our Waking Dream, Spiritual Strategist and Educator Coco Swanson bridges astrology with lived experience, offering grounded reflections and embodied practices to help you release what no longer belongs and orient toward what you’re truly here to build in 2026 — without forcing clarity, bypassing grief, or abandoning yourself in the process. For more about Coco Swanson and her work, visit cocoswanson.com. To receive weekly reflections and updates, join the newsletter at cocoswanson.com/newsletter.

The solstice arrives with a strong Piscean emphasis, as the North Node, Saturn, and Neptune continue their long collaboration in Pisces. This episode explores the deeper work of this season—release, forgiveness, surrender, and the truth that alignment often comes through letting go rather than holding on. With Venus in Sagittarius forming tense aspects to both Saturn and Neptune, questions of value, desire, and trust rise to the surface. Loss, confusion, and emotional intensity become part of the initiation, asking how we meet change without closing our hearts and how we allow grace, flow, and serendipity to lead. In the first half of each episode of Our Waking Dream, spiritual strategist and educator Coco Swanson reflects on the astrological themes moving through the week. In the second half, she introduces practices rooted in energy healing, somatic awareness, ritual, and contemplative practices—offering grounded ways to integrate what’s unfolding. For more about Coco Swanson: https://www.cocoswanson.com/aboutcoco To receive weekly reflections and practices, join the newsletter: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

This episode of Our Waking Dream centers on the December 19 New Moon in Sagittarius, a transitional lunation shaped by mutable tension and release. The Sun and New Moon in Sagittarius square Neptune in Pisces, while Venus in Sagittarius squares Saturn in Pisces, continuing a season defined by change, flow, and the clearing of long-standing patterns. With Saturn and Neptune now direct in the final degrees of the zodiac, this New Moon marks a moment of closure alongside renewed vision. Sagittarius brings passion, adventure, and conviction; Pisces brings imagination, spirituality, and manifestation through the subtle realms. Together, they invite big dreaming—paired with discernment, release, and a willingness to let go of what no longer fits. Our Waking Dream is hosted by Spiritual Strategist and Visionary Coco Swanson. Each episode weaves together astrological insight with practical tools rooted in energy healing, ritual, somatic awareness, and contemplative practices—supporting listeners in navigating change, clearing old patterns, and consciously shaping what comes next. For more about Coco Swanson: https://www.cocoswanson.com/aboutcoco To receive weekly reflections, practices, and updates, join the newsletter: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

This week, the Grand Water Trine returns with Saturn and Mercury newly direct, creating a softer and more harmonious emotional landscape than we’ve felt in weeks. Two weeks ago, something surfaced—emotionally, relationally, internally—and this is the moment to revisit it and notice what has shifted. With water trine support and two planets moving forward, this week offers clarity, emotional nourishment, and a deeper understanding of how we hold space for ourselves and others. It’s also a powerful time to release what is ready to go and celebrate what has changed. In this episode, Spiritual Strategist and mentor Coco Swanson shares guidance for navigating emotional focus, creating inner safety, and strengthening the changes that are now taking root.Coco speaks of one of her teachers, Jim Self. For more information on him and his offerings: https://masteringalchemy.com For more Information on Coco: https://www.cocoswanson.com

Saturn and Mercury are direct—just in time for the November 4 Full Moon squaring the moon’s nodes. This combination brings forward momentum after weeks of inner recalibration. Both planets have been retrograde in water signs, reshaping structure (Saturn) and perception (Mercury) in our emotional landscapes. In times of change, it helps to stay aware of how we are with loss, with transition, and with uncertainty itself. How can we align with clarity and presence so we support, rather than hinder, the momentum moving through our lives? Join spiritual strategist and mentor Coco Swanson for insight into the week’s astrology and practical tools rooted in energy healing and contemplative practices. More about Coco: https://www.cocoswanson.com/aboutcoco Newsletter Signup: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

This week, we’re moving through a beautiful grand water trine—with Mercury retrograde in Scorpio, Saturn retrograde in Pisces, and Jupiter retrograde in Cancer all flowing in sync. This is a week of softening, review, and release. Expect old emotions—resentments, unresolved stories, subtle grudges—to rise gently to the surface. Not to overwhelm you, but to be witnessed, metabolized, and cleared. The water element invites nurturance, listening, and emotional spaciousness for yourself and the people you care for. Join spiritual strategist and mentor Coco Swanson for grounded insight into the week’s astrology, plus practical tools rooted in energy medicine, somatic awareness, and contemplative practice. About Coco Swanson: https://www.cocoswanson.com/aboutcoco Newsletter Subscription: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

This week on Our Waking Dream, we’re exploring the sextile between Uranus in Taurus and Neptune in Pisces. Although this isn’t just a weekly transit; it signals a seasonal invitation to gently look at what’s shifted in you: your values, what you care about, how you spend your energy, and how your current practices, hobbies, and care routines are feeding your soul right now.Join spiritual strategist and mentor Coco Swanson for grounded insight—beginning with the first ten minutes of astrology and closing with practical tools rooted in energy medicine and contemplative practices. These weekly episodes help you integrate both the sky’s story and down to earth empowermentMore on Coco: https://www.cocoswanson.com.Contact Coco for bookings: https://www.cocoswanson.com/connectSign up for her newsletter to receive new practices and episodes directly in your inbox: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

Mercury stations retrograde today in Sagittarius and conjuncts Mars this week. It’s a potent time to notice where your belief systems are shifting and how your passions may be changing as part of a larger era of growth. Pause and reflect before acting—consider how these changes relate to your service to the greater good.The first half of the show is an astrology lesson. In the second half, you’ll get practical tools to help you create change this week, including the “passion dance” practice—living in your passion through exaggerated movement to reconnect with joy and service.Join spiritual strategist and mentor Coco Swanson for grounded, plain-English insight into the week’s astrology and practical tools rooted in energy healing and contemplative practices.More on Coco: https://www.cocoswanson.com/ Connect with Coco: https://www.cocoswanson.com/connect Sign up for Newsletter: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

This week's show is guided by the Taurus Full Moon on November 5. As the outer planets stir up big changes, this is an invitation to use lunar energy and earth-based ritual to anchor what’s shifting in real time. Gentle lymph drainage lets the body flow, helping you support growth as change moves through both the physical and emotional layers. Join spiritual strategist and mentor Coco Swanson for grounded insight into how this Full Moon deepens ritual and lays foundations for your transformation. Meet Coco, learn her approach: https://www.cocoswanson.com Book a discovery call or mentorship: https://www.cocoswanson.com/connect Get weekly insights/resources: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

This week, Coco reviews a longer transit that we’re all probably feeling right now: Uranus moving retrograde at 0° Gemini. It’s a time to look at awakenings—both disruptive and illuminating—around ethics and communication. Uranus is in Gemini until its last brief return to Taurus, before settling in Gemini on April 26, 2026. This is an invitation to notice intense patterns in how we connect, and to release fixed ideas so your perception can realign with deeper truth. Join spiritual strategist and mentor Coco Swanson for grounded, plain-English insight focused on awakening through the stars and every lived moment. Meet Coco, learn her approach: https://www.cocoswanson.com Book a discovery call or mentorship:https://www.cocoswanson.com/connect Get weekly insights/resources:https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter #UranusRetrograde #Gemini #OurWakingDream #AstrologyPodcast #ConsciousAwakening

This week, Neptune retrogrades into Pisces for its final passage, October 22 through January 26. This rare window marks the closing of a 13–14 year cycle—a sacred chance to integrate the spiritual, creative, and emotional growth seeded since 2012. The invitation is forgiveness, surrender, letting go, softening, and preparing for the new reality in 2026 when Neptune shifts into Aries. The shadows are real: confusion, deception, sickness, delusion. If you’re feeling these energies, trust Neptune is active in your chart. Pause, look at what’s not real, what’s changing at your core and in the collective—what we’ve lost, what’s ready to be ritualized and released. It’s your week to claim awareness: What feels off, nebulous, or unfinished? What are you learning to let go of, even when it’s hard? Hold your heart, dance, and let forgiveness lead. “I let go. I love you. I let go.” Name the releases. Let the present prepare you, soul-deep, for the quantum leap ahead. Join spiritual strategist and mentor Coco Swanson for grounded, plain-English insight into this week’s astrology and what it means for real transformation. Meet Coco, learn her approach: https://www.cocoswanson.com Book a discovery call or mentorship: https://www.cocoswanson.com/connect Get weekly insights/resources: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

This week, Pluto stations direct in early Aquarius. It’s a moment for honest observation, letting go of structures and beliefs that can’t stand the test of time, and facing the collective question: Are your/our ethics fit for the future? Simple rituals—like creating an altar for what you’re ready to release, or writing a love letter to the old ways—can help honor what’s ending and invite a new beginning.Join spiritual strategist and mentor Coco Swanson for grounded, plain-English insight on deep transformation and new ethics for a changing world.Meet Coco, learn her approach: https://www.cocoswanson.comBook a discovery call or mentorship: https://www.cocoswanson.com/connectGet weekly insights/resources: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

This week’s Full Moon in Aries illuminates the energy of inner peace warriors everywhere. The fire, the tension, and the opportunity for transformation rise both personally and collectively. The call is to honor both those on the front lines—like Greta and fellow activists—and each inner warrior working toward peace and balance.Listeners receive transformational practices: Ujjayi breath and Shakedown—simple, real ways to move through intensity and restore body/soul equilibrium.Join spiritual strategist and mentor Coco Swanson for grounded, plain-English insight rooted in practical spirituality, energy work, and movement.Meet Coco, learn her approach: https://www.cocoswanson.com Book a discovery call or mentorship: https://www.cocoswanson.com/connect Get weekly insights/resources: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

How is everyone feeling as we shift out of eclipse energy into Libra season? It's a gorgeous week to take note—what feels harmonious and balanced in your life? What patterns need attention to bring about more beauty and balance? This week's episode of Our Waking Dream invites listeners to gently clear and tone the voice—and to literally sing with others as a playful, sweet practice for harmonizing together. Join spiritual strategist and multi-sector mentor Coco Swanson for grounded, plain-English insight into the week’s astrology and effective tools for self-observation, somatic release, and attuned communication. Ready for deeper support or connection? Meet Coco, learn her approach: https://www.cocoswanson.com/aboutcoco Book a discovery call or connect for 1:1 mentorship: https://www.cocoswanson.com/connect Get weekly insights and resources: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

This week, we close out this season’s eclipse cycle with a rare Blue Moon—our second New Moon in Virgo—opposing Saturn retrograde at the last degree of Pisces. It’s a call for radical honesty and intentional release: notice which karmic patterns want to be completed, and focus your energy on a radically honest look at what needs tending and care in your live. Join Spiritual Strategist and Mentor Coco Swanson for grounded, plain-English insight into the week’s astrology and practical tools rooted in energy healing and contemplative practices. Ready for deeper support or connection? Meet Coco, learn her approach: https://www.cocoswanson.com/aboutcoco Book a discovery call or connect for 1:1 mentorship: https://www.cocoswanson.com/connect Get weekly insights and resources: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

If you’re feeling unusually wobbly, confused, or emotionally electric right now, you’re not alone. This eclipse energy—plus Mercury and Saturn both perched at the very end of their signs—has even the most grounded among us feeling unstable, overwhelmed, and extra judgmental (of ourselves and others). The urge to fix, the noise of old criticism, and questions about boundaries are peaking. This week, Coco Swanson invites you to pause and breathe before reaching for old habits. Instead, discover gentle, body-based rituals for healing communication and letting go. ~Why eclipse season always brings emotional chaos and how to meet it with compassion ~A curative ritual for listening beyond judgment and confusion ~How to know when to set a boundary, and when to surrender with care Please help this show grow by subscribing, liking, and asking any questions:) Join community support at cocoswanson.com (Free meditation in newsletter this week!)Beloved teachers and guides Coco referred to this week: Steven Harper: https://www.stevenkharper.com Pat Heavren: https://livingsource.us