Tarot card readings, sound baths and the blood moon: Is Jackie O's decision to quit her job thanks to her newfound love of 'woo-woo' practises?

As the dust settles around Jackie 'O' Henderson's shock move to walk away from her $100 million KIIS FM contract and quit her radio show, questions are being asked about the reason behind the decision.

Some have even suggested that it was Henderson's love of new-age 'woo-woo' practices, such as sound baths and Kundalini yoga, that may have played a part.

Breaking the news of her departure on Tuesday, Instagram account SoSydneyAu also made a very pointed reference to the 'spiritual' timing of Henderson's exit.

'The announcement lands on the night of the blood moon, Mercury being in retrograde and a lunar eclipse,' they wrote.

'It’s maybe just a little iconic.'

A Blood Moon, or total lunar eclipse, is regarded by some to be a potent time for radical transformation and emotional release. Some believers suggest it can offer a 'cosmic reset.'

This was not lost on followers, with one commenting: 'Astrology is so f***ing real though let’s be real, go @jackieo_official we support you!!'

Another chimed in with: 'Wow! Astrology was the straw that broke the camel's back after all that.' 

One took a not-so-subtle dig, adding: 'I guess you could say it was written in the stars.' 

Meanwhile, just hours before the shock announcement Henderson was quitting The Kyle and Jackie O Show, the radio star travelled from her eastern suburbs mansion to Newtown, in Sydney's inner west, where she visited a wellness studio just off bustling King Street with a friend, Steve Cordony.

The 'sound medicine' class Henderson and Cordony attended was called Empower: Dynamic Fire Element, a 90-minute experience that costs $75 per person. 

According to Frequency Lab's website, the class is 'a shamanic journey that stimulates life force and action by awakening our inner fire and warrior archetype'. 

Students 'own their inner warrior' as they lie on waterbeds while listening to the sound of drums, didgeridoo, gongs and 'transcendental voice activations'. 

After the visit, KIIS FM's parent company ARN announced that Henderson's $100 million contract had been terminated after she told executives she 'cannot continue to work with Mr Kyle Sandilands' following his harsh comments on air that left her in tears last month.

At the crux of the show-ending furore, was, of course, Sandilands taking umbrage with Henderson's apparent 'fixation' with astrology. 

The pair were discussing the latest developments regarding Prince Andrew when Henderson proceeded to read out the disgraced royal's birth chart. 

Sandilands then proceeded to lambast his co-star, claiming that her love for astrology was affecting her work.

Taken aback by his comment, Henderson protested, saying that she had just looked up the information on her phone.

'It's affecting other things, like your fixation on this has made you almost unworkable. You're off with the fairies with this s***t. It's mental,' Sandilands added.

Clearly taken aback by his shock spray, a stunned Henderson said that she was offended by his comment.

'I am, Kyle. I totally am offended by you saying something like that,' she said, but he was having none of it.

'Well, too bad if you are because that's the reality of what we're dealing with here,' he spat.

'It’s affecting everything else. You’re too fixated on it.' 

Henderson has certainly made no secret about her love of indulging in new-age practices.

She recently spoke candidly about her experiences with a Kundalini 'Awakening' session on the podcast she shares with best friend Gemma O'Neill.

In an episode of her podcast Her Best Life called Unexpected Tears, she went into great detail about her intense emotional releases, involuntary body movements and a sense of finally letting go of deeply buried pain all thanks to this alternative therapy.

In August last year, Henderson was spotted moved to tears as she sat on Sydney's Clovelly beach while reading Return to the Soul by Cynthia Hickman.

Back in January 2024, the star indulged her spiritual side as she enjoyed an authentic Balinese experience, visiting a local spiritual healer in the historic town of Ubud.

'A day of healing. Thank you to the beautiful Agus Sihman for welcoming us into his home which is so vibrant and colourful yet calming and peaceful,' the radio star wrote.

'From the cleansing flower bath to the sound healing and incredibly accurate body and palm reading, he is everything they say he is,' she continued.

Also, that same month, Henderson celebrated her 49th birthday in style with a lavish boat party on Sydney Harbour. 

She encouraged revellers to tap into their spiritual side with the addition of a tarot card reader on board.

More recently, Henderson indulged in her love of tarot with her bestie Pip Edwards.

Edwards took to Instagram last month to share a photo that showed tarot cards and crystals splayed out on a velvet-covered table.

The fashionista tagged both her son, Justice, and Henderson in the image. 

She also shared a photo of the pair, last month, sunning themselves on the beach, captioning the image: 'Back home and straight into solar charging … but most of all, SOUL charging.'