Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking

Resources and Links* Join Galactic Warrior: From Imaginary Fear to Embodied Courage, a guided journey & embodiment workshop for the New Moon in Aries here* Book a 20-minute recorded tarot reading here* Support the podcast on Substack here* Book a reading with Jonathan here* Apply for ongoing guidance container here* Try the breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free here* Join the waitlist for Venus & Mars, a 3-month alchemical immersion to rekindle your inner flame and fall back in love with your life here_______What spiritual lessons does Aries teach us?What might Aries energy show us about showing up more fully in the face of the heat, intensity, and speed of our human experiences?I wanted to come on and share a realization that dropped in for me right after recording the April episode.Aries can be an uncomfortable energy to work with. When life invites us to move into the unknown, or to dance at a tempo that’s quicker than our comfort zone, it can be easy to lose the calm, grounded posture we’ve worked hard to cultivate – especially when one is used to conflating presence with a slower, more measured tempo.The cardinal fire of Aries helps us recognize the gap between what we’re genuinely drawn to and rigid identity constructs that hold us back. It shows us where our ideas of being tethered, grounded, or regulated are rooted in performance rather than moment-by-moment truth.For most of my life, I resist Aries energy because I was scared of being irresponsible.But when I recognize that I’m a vessel for cosmic intelligence that always flows through, true power and freedom become available without the need to constantly prove myself. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

Resources and Links* Join Galactic Warrior: From Imaginary Fear to Embodied Courage, a guided journey & embodiment workshop for the New Moon in Aries here* Book a 20-minute recorded tarot reading here* Support the podcast on Substack here* Book a reading with Jonathan here* Apply for ongoing guidance container here* Try the breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free here_______What intervention is present in my current reality? What isn’t going according to plan? And how might that be good for me?April asks us to step into Deep Faith.The current of the river is strong and it looks intimidating. What normally feels second-nature to us suddenly seems out of our control.In the quickening chaos of Aries energy, we’re reminded that wisdom doesn’t move at the pace of logic. Some of the most challenging transits of April are also the most generative – even if it doesn’t seem like it when it’s unfolding.The work is to recognize that wisdom is cultivated over time. And it requires you to fully immerse in the experiences that life presents.As the old saying goes, “You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day. Unless you’re too busy, then you should sit for an hour.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

Resources and Links* Support the podcast on Substack here* Work with Jonathan 1:1* book a reading here* apply for ongoing guidance container here* Try the breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free here“I’m most interested in writing a love letter to humanity. Even more so than travel.”For many in the astrology and tarot world, Jeff Hinshaw is no stranger. You may know him through his deeply beloved podcast Cosmic Cousins or the Brooklyn Fools Tarot Journey.Recently, Jeff and I caught up to discuss the process of creating Travel Tarot, in which Jeff collaborated with Lonely Planet and Studio Muti. Specifically, we discussed how the deck deepened his embodied understanding of the Mercury retrograde phases and sharpened his awareness of creative synchronicities.It’s an expansive deck that’s also gentle to the nervous system – an energetic signature I always feel whenever I interact with both Jeff as a person and his work. I know that this deck will expand many people’s relationship with the tarot, and the world at large.Jeff also generously shared his current process as a practitioner and a human walking his path. We touched on the Saturn-Neptune in Aries conjunction (a big astro signature this year), as well as some early data on the magic of this deck.Order your copy of Lonely Planet Travel Tarot here.Visit Jeff’s website for current offerings here.Subscribe to Jeff’s Substack here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.comAlright dear ones… In this episode, we get REAL.Let’s start with the baseline premise that everyone who’s listening is doing The Work™️: practicing being honest with themselves and others, acknowledging our humanity and fallibility, and committing to being a kind human being who’s not intentionally trying to hurt people for no reason.And yet, even when you do all the things, the inevitable will still happen.You rub people off the wrong way. Often when you least expected it.You were simply living your life. Being you. Responding as you. Then out of left field, something you said set them off. Your perspective, your phrasing, your tone, something in the way you showed up activated them in ways that are unpleasant to everyone involved.I must admit, I’m dissatisfied by the easier explanation of: “Oh, they’re just projecting onto you. Don’t worry about it.” Because while that’s usually true, I know that this experience, like everything in life, is a fantastic opportunity for me to also look at my own stuff.So, what’s going on here? Is there more than what meets the eye? How might we take this painful experience and tend to what is ours to process, while releasing that which aren’t?

Resources and Links* Join Venus & Mars, a 3-month alchemical immersion to rekindle your inner flame and fall back in love with your life, starting on March 2, 2026 here* Support the podcast on Substack here* Book a reading with Jonathan here* Apply for a mentorship with Jonathan here* Join the waitlist for Venus & Mars, a 3-month alchemical immersion to rekindle your inner flame and fall back in love with your life here* Try the breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free here_______Have you ever felt like your muse is working you overtime? That ideas continue streaming even when you’re well past your ability to execute them?My guest today is the brilliant guide Verena Borell. She’s no stranger to the experience of burnout, which she experienced at multiple junctures in her journey.I initially invited Verena to contemplate her natal Venus in Aries with me. And our conversation led to Verena beautifully sharing her experience as an entrepreneur and practitioner.Her Venus in Aries placement wouldn’t let her resign to these patterns, though. Through continued reflection and experimentation, Verena created her unique blend of evolutionary astrology, somatic experiencing, and other modalities to heal herself and teach her clients to soften and slow down.This conversation is fresh and brilliant. I hope Verena’s generous share of her journey inspires you and reminds you that you’re not alone if these patterns are present for you, too.Connect with Verena:Website: https://www.verenaborell.com/enWeekly Newsletter: https://verenaborell.myflodesk.com/newsletter-htsSoul & Soma Podcast: https://www.verenaborell.com/podcastSubstack Creating My Full-Body-Yes-Life: https://myfullbodyyeslife.substack.com/  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

Resources and Links* Join Venus & Mars, a 3-month alchemical immersion to rekindle your inner flame and fall back in love with your life, starting on March 2, 2026 here* Support the podcast on Substack here* Book a reading with Jonathan here* Apply for a mentorship container with Jonathan here* Try the breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free here_______Where in my life am I still trying to squeeze my mermaid self into a box that was never designed for my essence?March calls us to simultaneously explore our mythical selves and take aligned actions.March begins with an intensely Piscean sky, with all the personal planets, along with Sun and Rahu in Pisces.We then shift into the fiery Venus in Aries, teaching us how to be with difficult emotions and potential ruptures. Meanwhile, Mars in Pisces is an invitation to channel big emotions into art, collective dreaming, and courageous action.Along the way, this month encourages you to treat your life as an alchemical laboratory, to work skillfully with misunderstandings and unclear structures, and to remember that you are not here to wait for miracles.You’re here to become one. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

Resources and Links* Join Venus & Mars, a 3-month alchemical immersion to rekindle your inner flame and fall back in love with your life, starting on March 2, 2026 here* Support the podcast on Substack here* Book a reading with Jonathan here* Apply for a mentorship container with Jonathan here* Try the breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free here_______Wow. This was the most fun I had recording a podcast episode in a while!We had a range questions – from how to show up authentically in dating, finding mutual satisfaction with the audience of one’s creative project, the feeling of always wanting more, the fear of sharing our art, and how to balance alone time with quality time with loved ones + how to work with not feeling like there’s enough time to develop our ideas.If you find yourself thinking, “I have a question and I want to ask too!” join the Substack here. All subscribers will be able to ask me questions for the pod!Special thanks for those who courageously shared their questions! 🤍 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

Resources and Links* Join Venus & Mars, a 3-month alchemical immersion to rekindle your inner flame and fall back in love with your life, starting on March 2, 2026 here* Support the podcast on Substack here* Work with Jonathan 1:1* book a reading here* apply for a mentorship container here* Try the breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free hereWhat benefits might we begin experiencing when we work with Venus & Mars? Are there any precautions we might want to take as we intentionally attune to their influence? How might this work impact our greater communities?In this episode, I introduce Venus & Mars, a 3-month alchemical immersion to rekindle your inner flame and fall back in love with your life.In this immersion, we approach archetypal studies from a holistic, embodied, and creative lens. We also bring in contemplative practices, somatic explorations, and energy medicine tools. Listen in & join us for this unique, nourishing experience if you feel the call! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

Resources and Links* Support the podcast on Substack here* Book a reading with Jonathan here* Apply for a mentorship container with Jonathan here* Try the breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free here_______In this episode, multi-modality oracular artist and the human behind The Glitch Witch, Lisa Quigley, joined me for an expansive conversation about the process of maturing as a spiritual practitioner, nurturing the Aquarian consciousness, and what it actually takes to build a business that can hold your depth.This is the first episode in a series I’m doing throughout 2026, Inside The 10th House, where we’ll explore the unique journeys of practitioners who are committed to growing and sharing their spiritual gifts with their communities and the world-at-large.We also explored:* Lisa’s journey of Aquarian evolution from being a rebel without a cause into remembering her innocent, visionary self.* Making a conscious transition from a period of voracious acquisition of certifications in healing modalities into embodied integration of skills and perspectives.* How engaging in energy work and setting up a clear ‘hello’ to her people helped clear the projector bitterness.* Communicating and articulating what we do as multi-modality practitioners without flattening it into a neat box or alienating your audience.* Extraterrestrial contact work as a portal to more fully embodying being human.Lisa Quigley is a multi-modality oracular artist, soul archaeologist, and energy architect of The Glitch Witch Otherworld. She helps imaginative baddies, sensitive dreamers, and homebody bookworms get their vision off the secret pages of their journals — and into the physical world.As an award-nominated author and long-time mystic, Lisa bridges galactic remembrance with grounded leadership so you can turn your “glitches” into your greatest magic.The Glitch Witch Otherworld is a mythic parallel realm where your archives of lost magic are recovered, and where artists, mystics, and multidimensional humans restore their destiny timeline.Connect with Lisa: https://theglitchwitch.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

Resources and Links* Support the podcast on Substack here* Join the waitlist for the upcoming Venus & Mars immersion here* Work with Jonathan 1:1* book a reading here* apply for a mentorship container here* Try the breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free hereWe’re excited to introduce a new interview series on the podcast: Inside The 10th House!Inside The 10th House dives into the internal work and the process that practitioners, artists, writers, creatives, and visionaries move through, as they birth their work into the world.Over the years, I’ve had private conversations with colleagues, peers, and mentors about the joys, challenges, and transformations they undergo as they become the vessel for the work that wants to come through them. My intention with this series is to convey: * How each person’s journey is unique and how it’s influenced by their backgrounds, their practices, and the path that emerges.* How the creative process is almost universally non-linear and unpredictable. I hope you enjoy this exploration, and that you find solace, inspiration, and a sense of kinship through these conversations. We’ll start our series tomorrow with Lisa Quigley (aka. The Glitch Witch)! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

Resources and Links* Support the podcast on Substack here* Join the waitlist for the upcoming Venus & Mars immersion here* Book a reading with Jonathan here* Apply for a mentorship with Jonathan here* Try the breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free here_______This conversation was so much fun. I invited two of my favorite diviners, Erin Kelley and Mallory Dowd – both of whom are brilliant tarot readers and intuitives in their own rights.We discussed their relationship with The Wheel of Fortune card: what they think of when this card comes up in personal and client readings, their favorite ways to be with the inevitable changes and surprises in life, and how this archetype might color 2026 energetically.We also invoked some of our favorite Tarot thinkers by reading passages from their writings:* Jessica Dore’s Tarot for Change* Amanda Yates Garcia’s article 2026 is our year to break the Wheel of Fortune* Christine Payne-Towler’s Tarot of The Holy Light* Sallie Nichols’s Tarot and the Archetypal Journey: The Jungian Path from Darkness to LightMallory Dowd (she/they) is an intuitive tarot reader, therapist, and artist in love with the world. Her work draws on her clinical training, lived experience, studies in tarot and astrology, and earth-based spiritual practices. Mallory is interested in grief, imagination, and play and is devoted to the honest, slow work of healing through relationship. Mallory offers intuitive tarot readings, therapeutic support, and spiritual and creative mentorship. They share their writing on Instagram and Substack and are currently working on two podcasts: Seeding Spells (daily divinations and love notes from the tarot) and an upcoming conversational podcast about love and grief.Mallory’s website: https://www.mallorydowd.com/Erin Kelley is a writer, devotional astrologer, and esoteric strategist with a feral heart. Her intuitive gift of right timing is the essence behind her work, affectionately called Slow Magick. Erin believes desire is holy, change happens when it is time, and that Eros is the driving impulse connecting this moment to the next. Before leaping into her second act, Erin spent over a decade creating award-winning go-to-market strategies. She now uses her instinctual abilities with her well-honed analytical skills to craft practical, effective recommendations for engaging with the subtle realm in everyday life. Erin offers astrological consultations and mentorship, is the steward and facilitator of several charmed offerings, and is the producer, editor, and host of The Nature of Invisible Things podcast. She finds much joy and satisfaction in sharing her love of the divinatory arts, helping others reconnect with the magick within and re-enchant their lives.Erin’s website: https://slowmagick.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

Resources and Links* Support the podcast on Substack here* Book a reading with Jonathan here* Apply for a mentorship container with Jonathan here* Try the breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free here_______February 2026 is an invitation into inevitable changes.The month begins with a Full Moon in Aquarius, with 4 personal planets and Pluto in Aquarius. Change is here. A revolution is here. We simply have to get out of the way.We explored:* Finishing chapters of our lives and hopping into the next one, even when something feels unresolved.* How to handle regrets and overthinking with wisdom and grace, especially when changes feel out of our control.* How discernment can help us take small, possibly imperfect steps towards the best direction we can see.* The unique role of mystics and conscious seekers during the intensity of eclipse season, Saturn-Neptune conjunction, and Mercury Retrograde in Pisces.* Squares to Uranus in Taurus and the conflict between ideals and capacity. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.comIn addition to studying the astrological patterns for the coming year, I also practice connecting with the spirit of the year for insights, inspiration, and guidance.In this episode, I share a deep dive on the first theme I received for the year.To hear more, subscribe here.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.comIn addition to studying the astrological patterns for the coming year, I also practice connecting with the spirit of the year for insights, inspiration, and guidance.In this episode, I share a deep dive on the second theme I received for the year.To hear more, subscribe here.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.comIn addition to studying the astrological patterns for the coming year, I also practice connecting with the spirit of the year for insights, inspiration, and guidance.In this episode, I share a deep dive on the first theme I received for the year.To hear more, subscribe here.

Resources and Links* Support the podcast on Substack here* Work with Jonathan 1:1* book a reading here* apply for a mentorship container here* Try the breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free hereWhat questions and explorations are most relevant to us in 2026, given its astrological and energetic flavors?This year, I invited artist and astrologer Mara Smith to discuss the arc of the coming year. 2026 completes the outer planets’ transition into new signs. It also features: * The Saturn-Neptune conjunction, which happens approximately every 36 years. * The nodal axis shifting into Aquarius-Leo* Jupiter moving into LeoMara and I weaved a unique analysis that divides the year into 3 equal parts, inspired by Mara’s focus on the decans in her practice.Mara Smith is an artist who enjoys playing at the intersections of mythic time, clock time, and synchronicity in mundane reality. An educator by trade and lifelong musician, under the musical project finfeather she blends genres to create a wide variety of songs, many of which are hymns planets, archetypes, and the decans of the tarot. Her astrological self is currently materializing in a flirtatious experiment with an alter ego, Lizzie, a devoted student of timelord, Saturn. Mara brings Lizzie's griffs, or creations, to life through music, poetry, prose, contemplations and conversations with the many divine individuals she is fortunate to know in community near and far.Listen to her music on Bandcamp and SoundCloud.Visit Mara’s website: www.lizziesgriffs.comConnect with her on IG @finfeathermusic and @lizzies_griffs This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

January 2026 invites us to create space for our dreams as our best plans.Through the month’s astrology, the personal planets move in a tight Capricorn stellium into a tight Aquarius stellium, while making aspects to Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus before they leave water and earth signs.We explored:* Balancing softness, structure, rest, and devotion in your life.* New Year guidance on planning from what you do know instead of spiraling on what you don’t know yet.* Working with the Cancer Full Moon and the Capricorn stellium to practice intentional gratitude for areas of relative ease.* Reflection questions for the final chapters of Saturn and Neptune in Pisces and Uranus in Taurus, including grief, disillusionment, maturing your dreams, and choosing which realities you’re willing to participate in.​* How the late-month Aquarius stellium and conjunctions to Pluto can shift the tone from “getting your life in order” to radically reimagining your role in community, culture, and collective dreaming.​Support the creation of this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber. You’ll receive access to 1-2 bonus episodes a month, subscriber-only essays, and exclusive first-look at drafts of new essays.If you’d like to work with me 1:1, I offer single guidance sessions as well as private mentorship containers (3 months+). We co-create a supportive field for you to move through important life thresholds with grace and deepen your capacity for creative expansions using astrology, human design, and energy work.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link.This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

For our last episode in 2025, I decided against my better judgment to go into confessional mode.2025 was a rude teacher. One who slapped me across the face and then threw the paper I just submitted into the furnace.2025 resisted my efforts for linear planning and thwarted my plans for maintaining status quo.Instead, She taught me to find my own standards...and then to pour gasoline on the little matches I lit along the way.Got any questions for me? Submit them here. Sign up for my newsletter to read my essays and be the first to hear about new offerings here.If you've enjoyed and benefited from the podcast, I invite you to apply for private mentorship and coaching with me. This is an intensive container, designed to support you in refining your self-leadership skills, moving through important life thresholds with grace, and expanding your capacity for creative expansions.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

Joining me today are TanyaMarck Oviedo and Nick Venegoni of The Queer Spirit podcast. They're beloved kin to me, who are living, breathing testaments to the power of building skillful connections.We recently got together for a Care Chat, short mindful conversations where we discussed transitions in our lives, the importance of community, and the power of intentional living. I shared my personal journey of losing a job while finding relief and growth through the process. TanyaMarck discussed the experience of navigating deep grief as they lost family members and the healing power of creative practices. Nick reflected on the importance of boundaries and how he recently re-committed to an art practice. They also shared their journey building a care-centric nonprofit that grew out of their podcast.We explored themes of breaking old patterns, birthing new ideas, and the magic of connection even when living in different places. Find their podcast, Queer Spirit, here.Nick's bio and linksNick Venegoni, MA (he>they), is a holistic psychotherapist based on unceded Ohlone territory (San Francisco, CA), where he supports queer folks to heal from trauma and anxiety, to create more joyful lives and fulfilling relationships. He is the creator and co-host of The Queer Spirit podcast and co-facilitator in The Queer Spirit Community. Nick’s primary spiritual practices these days include Earth based wisdom, Buddhist Psychology, Mindfulness meditation, and sound healing.Connect with Nick at www.queerhealingjourneys.com as well as on Instagram @holisticqueerhealingTanyaMarck's bio and linksResiding on Tongva Land, TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) is a  two spirit, nonbinary, queer, native indigenous person of color and has been a person in recovery since 1989. As an embodied practitioner, medicine person, witch, educator and mentor, they share over 3 decades of care-centric wisdom and channeling via space holding, circle facilitation, mentoring, and community service work. TanyaMarck and Pluto (very magical medicine dog) are the founders of Vamonos Wellness, a healing arts and care practice that’s deeply rooted in curanderismo and community service.Connect with TanyaMarck at www.tanyamarck.com as well as on Instagram @tanyamarckSign up for my newsletter to read my essays and be the first to hear about new offerings here.If you've enjoyed and benefited from the podcast, I invite you to apply for private mentorship and coaching with me. This is an intensive container, designed to support you in refining your self-leadership skills, moving through important life thresholds with grace, and expanding your capacity for creative expansions.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe

December asks us to trust in the power of possibilities amidst unexpected transitions and confusions.The mutable grand cross is back in action and we're invited to question our attachments. This is a month that can bring a lot of fun if we're not rigid about outcomes.In this episode, we dive into:Connecting to our power when we know less than we'd like.Prioritizing sincerity and honesty.The line between hope and wistful thinking.Committing to learning as the point of being alive.Sign up for my newsletter to read my essays and be the first to hear about new offerings here.If you've enjoyed and benefited from the podcast, I invite you to apply for private mentorship and coaching with me. This is an intensive container, designed to support you in refining your self-leadership skills, moving through important life thresholds with grace, and expanding your capacity for creative expansions.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe