In this podcast interview episode, professional astrologer and spiritual counselor Letao Wang shares insights about 2026 as the Lunar Year of the Fire Horse. Letao explains how the Chinese Zodiac works through a 12-year animal cycle combined with shifting heavenly-stem elements (fire, water, metal, wood, earth), contrasting Chinese astrology’s nature-based symbolism with Western astrology’s planet-centered approach. He compares 2025’s Wood Snake (reflection, shedding old patterns, completion) with 2026’s Fire Horse (movement, momentum, decisive action, and leadership), emphasizing that progress in the Horse year depends on integrating the Snake year’s lessons and avoiding reckless “speed.”
The conversation also explores Letao’s background in myth-based astrology training, his view of mythology as a form of history and legacy, and Dian’s reflections on zodiac identity. Letao discusses resistance and healing in chart work, how he evolved from prediction-focused readings into therapeutic spiritual counseling by earning a counseling psychology master’s degree and certifications, and how he combines psychology with astrology, mythology, and tarot. He also shares his work mix of private sessions (in-person and Zoom), writing, corporate workshops (including an event for Bloomberg in Hong Kong), and his publications: the 2024 Oracle of Domestic Heroes and the upcoming The Legends Heroes and Villains Oracle (releasing May 5).
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Show Run:
00:00 Welcome + What the 2026 Fire Horse Means
01:08 How the Chinese Zodiac Works: Animals, Elements & Cycles
03:35 Origins of Chinese Astrology: Yin-Yang, Nature & the Five Elements
06:25 Wood Snake (2025) vs Fire Horse (2026): From Reflection to Action
10:56 Leadership, Momentum & Risk: Riding the Fire Horse Safely
14:15 Practical Advice: Passion, Focus & ‘Don’t Speed’ Energy
16:24 Letao’s Astrology Journey: Mythology, Storytelling & Teachers
20:38 Why Mythology Matters: History, Archetypes & the Greece Story
23:19 Myth as History: How Legends Become “Real” Over Time
24:15 We’re Creating Future Myths: Perspective, Place, and Personal Reality
25:56 Legacy & Leadership: Why Our Stories Outlive Us
27:54 Oracle of Domestic Heroes: Archetypes as Everyday Psychology
29:48 Diana the Hunter: Finding Yourself in a Deity (and a Childhood Memory)
32:08 Astrology 101: Sun vs Moon, Pisces, and the Zodiac Life Cycle
35:49 Resisting Your Chart: Therapy, Acknowledgment, and Healing Patterns
38:26 From Fortune-Telling to Counseling: Grounding the “Woo” with Psychology
43:19 What He Does Now: Clients, Zoom Sessions, Writing, and Corporate Workshops
47:10 Wrap-Up & Where to Find Letao Wang’s Work
