"Imagine That!" is a podcast created by Shawn Nygaard about astrology, archetypes, archetypal psychology, and imagination, presented from a rather wide-ranging Jungian perspective. This is astrology as seen through the arts, popular culture, history, movies, and literature, influenced by the work of James Hillman, Carl Jung, 80s pop music, and fairy tales, among many other things.
Imagine That!
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"Imagine That!" is a podcast created by Shawn Nygaard about astrology, archetypes, archetypal psychology, and imagination, presented from a rather wide-ranging Jungian perspective. This is astrology as seen through the arts, popular culture, history, movies, and literature, influenced by the work of James Hillman, Carl Jung, 80s pop music, and fairy tales, among many other things.
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2/14/2023
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Recent Episodes
June 4, 2025
EP10 Neptune's Immensities 2025
<p>In this episode of "Imagine That!" astrologer Shawn Nygaard dives into the oceanic immensities of the planet Neptune in astrology, myth, and culture. The episode includes:</p><ol><li>Introduction & Announcements</li><li>Perspective on Neptune in Aries</li><li>Neptune in General, including a mythic story and mythic figure associated with Neptune (Roman) or Poseidon (Greek).</li></ol><br/><p>Links mentioned in the episode:</p><p><a href="https://imagineastrology.squarespace.com/s/Neptunes-Immensities-2025-Episode-Slides.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Selection of Episode Slides</a></p><p>MISPA Webinar - Sunday June 8, <a href="https://www.mercuryinternetschool.com/webinar/working-t-squares-tension-sparks/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Working with T-squares - Tension & Sparks"</a></p><p><a href="https://uacastrology.com/store/Shawn-Nygaard-Neptunes-Immensities-p108202607" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Neptune's Immensities"</a> talk from United Astrology Conference (UAC) 2018</p><p>"<a href="https://youtu.be/rRgWiV0OHY0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Immensities</a>" - the movie scene referred to in the episode</p><p>Article from The Mountain Astrologer: <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532de889e4b01f203fa38194/t/64aab84466290b506344d5ba/1688909896871/216TMAnygaard.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Life to Live and Dreams to Dream - The Saturn-Neptune Cycle in Movies and History"</a> by Shawn Nygaard</p><p><a href="https://imagine-that.captivate.fm/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1.125rem;">DONATE TO SUPPORT THIS PODCAST</a></p><p> </p>
February 17, 2025
EP09 The Astrology of A Chapter In History 2024-2026
<p>In this first episode of 2025, astrologer Shawn Nygaard takes a look at the complicated dynamics of the sky this year, through a frame going back to August 19, 2024, and taking us to February 20, 2026. Shawn describes the significance of the move of many planets from Pisces into Aries, spends some time with Saturn in Aries, and touches briefly on Neptune in Aries. More to come on Saturn-Neptune in Aries in a future episode. The sections of this episode include:</p><ol><li>Introduction</li><li>Transitions</li><li>Cycles</li><li>2025 Essentials</li><li>The Astrology of Taylor Swift (Saturn's Version)</li><li>A Saturn in Pisces Check-in</li><li>A Note on Eclipses</li><li>Outro</li></ol><br/><p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p><p>Donate to support current and future episodes of "Imagine That!":<strong> </strong><a href="https://imagine-that.captivate.fm/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></p><p>MISPA Webinar: <a href="https://www.mercuryinternetschool.com/video/opening-jungs-the-red-book/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Opening The Red Book (of C.G. Jung)" presented by Shawn Nygaard (2024)</a></p><p><strong>Upcoming</strong> MISPA Webinar, March 2, 2025: <a href="https://www.mercuryinternetschool.com/webinar/the-saturn-neptune-cycle/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"The Saturn-Neptune Cycle - Living, Dreaming, Ending, Beginning" presented by Shawn Nygaard</a></p>
December 22, 2023
EP08 Saturn & Soul - Winter Solstice 2023
<p>In this Winter Solstice 2023 episode of "Imagine That!" astrologer Shawn Nygaard takes a look at one of the most complicated planets in astrology - Saturn - by drawing from astrological texts and a variety of elements from culture, including music, literature, poetry, movies, and television shows. After a couple of annoncements, the show features:</p><ol><li>Saturn, the Lord of Darkness</li><li>Reflections on Saturn in Pisces + a note about Venus</li><li>A look at the short story "Mentor," by Garth Greenwell</li><li>Saturn in the psychological era</li><li>Romantic poet John Keats' description of Saturn</li><li>A few Saturn tidbits, including 3 generations of Saturn in Capricorn</li><li>The Golden Years</li></ol><br/><p>Relevant Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://opaastrology.org/publications/the-evolving-astrologer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Evolving Astrologer</a> - The magazine of OPA, The Organization for Professional Astrology</li><li>Article: "<a href="https://www.astro.com/astrology/opa_article231016_e.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tina Turner - Thunder & Lightning</a>" by Shawn Nygaard</li><li>Article: "<a href="https://www.astro.com/astrology/opa_article231114_e.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Olga Tokarczuk - Livng In Between</a>" by Shawn Nygaard</li><li><a href="https://www.mercuryinternetschool.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MISPA - Mercury Internet School of Psychological Astrology</a></li><li>Webinar: "<a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/chironwound" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Another Look at Chiron & the Archetypal Wound</a>" presented by Shawn Nygaard</li><li>Saturn & Soul - Winter Solstice 2023 <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532de889e4b01f203fa38194/t/6585a370ba381579af1c682e/1703256957372/Imagine+That%21+EP08+Saturn+%26+Soul+-+Shawn+Nygaard.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode PDF</a></li><li>Upcoming MISPA webinar: "<a href="https://www.mercuryinternetschool.com/webinar/opening-jungs-red-book/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Opening Jung's "The Red Book" - Suggestion for Getting Started</a>" </li></ul><br/><p>Shawn Nygaard's website is: <a href="https://www.imagineastrology.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">imagineastrology.com</a></p>
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