Our Waking Dream

Our Waking Dream

by Coco Swanson

Self-Improvement Spirituality

Season 1

Turn-of-the-Year Practices for 2026: Building What Lasts Without Burning Out

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.

Aligning Through Release: Pisces, the Solstice, and Letting Go

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

Dreaming Big While Closing the Book, Week of Dec 14

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

A Softer, More Harmonious Current — Week of Nov 7

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

Recalibration, Movement, and a Lunar Turning Point — Week of Nov 30

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

A Time for Gentle Release - Grand Water Trine - week of Nov 23

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

Week of Nov 16 - A Gentle Opportunity to Revisit Your Values

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 empowerment More on Coco: https://www.cocoswanson.com. Contact Coco for bookings: https://www.cocoswanson.com/connect Sign up for her newsletter to receive new practices and episodes directly in your inbox: https://www.cocoswanson.com/newsletter

Week of Nov 9, Mercury Retrograde & Mars Conjunction—Shifted Passions

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

Week of Nov 2--Taurus Full Moon: Harnessing Change, Clearing Debris

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

Oct 26 When the Winds of Change Illumination—Uranus Rx in Gemini

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

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