Our Waking Dream

Our Waking Dream

di Coco Swanson
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Expanding Emotional Safety: Venus-Jupiter in Cancer

Venus and Jupiter unite in Cancer—a cosmic summons to expand our sense of emotional safety, care, and belonging. Jupiter magnifies whatever it touches. With Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer, we’re invited to slow down and tend to ourselves and each other on a deeper level. It’s a time for reassessment and radical emotional care—a season to soften old shields, clear lingering resentments, and give our heart’s true imagination a safe place to land. Instead of analyzing our feelings, we simply make space to feel them. Check In: Hold emotional space—for yourself or someone else. No fixing, no rushing, just honest noticing. Somatic Release: Let emotion drop into sensation. Move, sense, dance it through, layer by layer, releasing what’s ready. Deliberate Doomscrolling (with Presence): As you move through your feed, pause. Offer genuine care and compassion—let your love travel, digitally and energetically, gifting safe space to those in need. This is a week to cultivate a heart that is both powerful and beautiful—not by bypassing life’s reality, but by feeling fully. For ourselves, and for the world. Join 25+ year spiritual strategist Coco Swanson—guide for conscious leaders, creatives, and changemakers who crave soul-rooted strategy, emotional clarity, and practical spirituality. My work blends astrology, somatics, ritual, intuition, and real talk into healing practices that fit actual life. Connect with me: Website: www.cocoswanson.com Instagram: @cocoswanson_ Book a session: intro.co/CocoSwanson Connect with Coco's teacher Fern at Wisestar Apothecary: Fern: Evolutionary Astrologer, Herbalist (30+ years) Website: www.wisestarsastrology.com I'm here to support your journey into practical magic, sacred strategy, and embodied transformation every week.

August 3 Lionheart Lessons: Radiance, Realness & Repair—Leo Season + Mercury Retrograde

The sun’s in full swing in bold, radiant Leo, and Mercury Retrograde (until August 11) spins its communicative lessons. This episode invites you beyond astrology basics—straight into the heart of courageous self-expression, leadership, and true connection. Explore Leo’s highest callings: -Authentic, heart-centered leadership -Creative courage, generosity, and vulnerability -Real self-love that radiates, not performs Yet watch for the shadow....Ego, inflated pride, performance for applause, and drama-driven attention. With Mercury in retrograde, communication drama is turned up: old wounds, overreactions, or feeling unseen can suddenly take center stage. Practical tools you’ll learn: -Mirror work to truly see your light and trace where self-love or self-critique shows up. Purposefully noticing and growing the good—what we focus on expands. -Strategies for “rupture & repair” in relationships... making space for mistakes, messy conversations, and humility, starting with yourself. Is there room for error and grace in the story you tell about yourself—and in the way you lead and love? Coco Swanson Spiritual Strategist | Mentor https://www.cocoswanson.com Contact: https://www.cocoswanson.com/connect #astrology #leoseason #mercuryretrograde #heartcenteredleadership #selflove #ruptureandrepair #spiritualleadership #mirrorwork #consciouscommunication #businesspivot #newparadigm

Saturn & Neptune Sextile Pluto all Retrograde— A Harmonious Time of Reconfiguration

Hosted by Coco Swanson, Spiritual Strategist—this week’s Our Waking Dream dives deep as Saturn and Neptune retrograde together in Aries, forming a harmonious sextile with Pluto in Aquarius, and all three move backwards through September. This rare cosmic window supports collective and personal reconfiguration, inviting you to pause, review, and let your dreams or ambitions shift into new, more authentic forms. It’s a gentle reset for anyone feeling the world—or themselves—changing beneath the surface. This is astrology made accessible and supportive for all levels. ✨ Receive a free guided meditation when you sign up for Coco’s newsletter. 🌱 Book a complimentary 30-minute consult (launch special!): connect here. Discover more about Coco’s work: About Coco #astrology #saturnretrograde #neptuneretrograde #pluto #OurWakingDream #reconfiguration #transformation #reflection #spirituality #podcast

July 20 Mars Conjuncts the South Node in Virgo, From Worry to Wonder

This week, let’s pause and gently notice what—within you, or around you—needs extra care, love, or attention. As Mars meets the South Node in Virgo and the North Node in Pisces, it’s a reminder to soften your focus on details, to loosen the grip on lists and plans, and simply let yourself surrender into the beauty of right now. Ask yourself: What are you carrying that’s ready to be released? Which parts of you feel overlooked, or in need of loving care? Can you allow some worries and old habits to fall away, making space for moments of connection and presence? This episode is an invitation to recognize what’s truly calling for your tenderness, to trust that letting go of what you can’t control may open the door to deeper ease and beauty. My teacher Fern, who I mention in the episode, is amazing! More about her at: https://www.wisestarsastrology.com/about For a free audio meditation to help you release worries and embrace the marginalized parts within you, I send it out with my newsletter: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter love, coco swanson

July 13 Soul Check-In: Saturn & Neptune Retrograde—What Are We Really Here to Build?

This week, Saturn stations retrograde alongside Neptune at the very start of Aries—a rare astrological moment that signals it’s time to step back, reflect, and realign. Rather than pushing ahead, the cosmos invites you to ask: What are you truly called to build? Which dreams and structures are ready for a gentle review? What to Expect in This Episode Spiritual Strategist Coco Swanson unpacks the current retrograde energy, bringing you: Clear astrology insights on the Saturn–Neptune retrograde and why this pause is so significant for 2025–2026. Practical tools for soul-led living—including reflection prompts and somatic practices to help you let go of what’s no longer serving. Guidance on cosmic timing—how to work with, not against, the retrograde flow, and why there’s no pressure to have everything figured out right now. Why Tune In? Discover why this retrograde is a powerful reset for your goals and creative plans. Learn simple, actionable practices to support deep release and honest self-check-in. Get inspired to recalibrate your vision before the next big leap. Take Action Subscribe and sign up for the newsletter for your free meditation and weekly tools: www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter Learn more about Anaïs Bock: www.letsworkmagic.com/about-anais-bock #astrology #horoscope #zodiac #saturnretrograde Grounded guidance, practical tools, and cosmic clarity—press play and realign with your soul’s timing.

July 6 Weekly Astrology: Uranus Leaves Taurus, Enters Gemini—What Changes Now?

After seven years of Uranus shaking up our values and sense of home in Taurus, this week marks a real threshold: Uranus moves into Gemini. This isn’t just an astrological headline—it’s a call to notice how the disruption and change in our values might reshape the way we perceive, communicate, connect, and understand truth. Each week Spiritual Strategist Coco Swanson delivers a timely astrology forecast, blending basic astrology lessons with practical tools rooted in energy medicine, somatic awareness, and wisdom traditions. Discover how to bring esoteric wisdom into your daily life and navigate the current astrology with clarity and purpose.

Rooted in Change: Venus Conjunct Uranus

This week on Our Waking Dream, we dive into the astrology of June 29, 2025, as Venus conjuncts Uranus in Taurus—a rare cosmic invitation to reimagine and embody our values. Since 2018, Uranus in Taurus has pushed us to break old patterns and rethink what truly matters. In this episode, Coco Swanson unpacks the meaning of this powerful alignment, guiding you through beginner-friendly astrology, practical somatic tools, and simple rituals to help you ground these changes in your body and daily life.
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