Synopsis: In anticipation of a joint mission of Starfleet and Cardassian scientists on Deep Space Nine a Bajoran Vedek comes to the station and tells Commander Sisko to call off the project because it will fulfill an apocalyptic prophecy. As in past episodes, this one can be seen as an illustration as to how important… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 15: “Destiny”
Month: April 2022
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episode 6: “The Cloud”
Synopsis: Voyager’s crew mistakenly identifies an alien life form as a nebula. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when we privilege the Logos-driven rational conscious ego, and its needs above those of the Eros-driven irrational unconscious and the messages it sends us. In “The Cloud” there is a direct reference… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episode 6: “The Cloud”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 14: “Heart of Stone”
Synopsis: On a distant moon, Security Chief Odo must try to save Major Kira from a crystalline formation that is threatening her. Meanwhile, on Deep Space Nine, Nog reveals his intention to apply to Starfleet. This episode can be seen as illustrations as to how important it can be to listen to one’s instincts, or… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 14: “Heart of Stone”
Star Trek Voyager – Season 1, Episode 5: “Phage”
Synopsis: Aliens desperate for survival steal Neelix’s lungs. This episode can be seen as a confrontation between the Logos-driven rational conscious ego, here embodied in Captain Kathryn Janeway and her crew, and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, represented here by the Vidiians. In “Phage” while surveying a rogue planetoid, which might have deposits of raw dilithium… Continue reading Star Trek Voyager – Season 1, Episode 5: “Phage”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 13: “Life Support”
Synopsis: Vedek Bareil of Bajor is severely injured before he can negotiate a peace treaty with the Cardassians and Dr. Bashir goes to extraordinary lengths to allow him to continue his mission. This episode can be seen as an analogy as to how far the Logos-driven conscious ego will go in denying both the Eros-driven… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 13: “Life Support”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episode 4: “Time and Again”
Synopsis: The crew of Voyager investigate an explosion that destroyed all organic life on a planet. If the first two episodes of Star Trek: Voyager can be interpreted as an analogy of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s analytical psychological concept of the union of opposites then this episode, much like the third episode illustrate how this… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episode 4: “Time and Again”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episode 3: “Parallax”
Synopsis: Captain Janeway and B’Elanna Torres work together to solve an issue affecting the Voyager and her crew. If the first two episodes can be interpreted as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s analytical psychological concept of the union of opposites, as when bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious are integrated into… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episode 3: “Parallax”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2: “Caretaker, Part I and Part II”
Synopsis: Captain Janeway and the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager are sent to find a Maquis ship that has disappeared. This episode can be interpreted through the analytical psychology concept of the union of opposites. Carl (C. G.) Jung developed this theory in order to describe what happens when bits of material from the Eros-driven… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2: “Caretaker, Part I and Part II”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episodes 11 and 12: “Past Tense, Part I and Part II”
Synopsis: A transporter malfunction sends Commander Sisko, Lt. Dax, and Dr. Bashir back in time to San Francisco in the year 2024. This episode, through the mechanism of time travel, illustrates James Hillman’s acorn theory, that we all contain an inner daimon with all the knowledge we need to become who we are destined to… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episodes 11 and 12: “Past Tense, Part I and Part II”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 10: “Fascination”
Synopsis: A breakout of Zanthi Fever occurs when Lwaxana Troi visits the station. This episode illustrates the power of projection, as it is meant in depth psychological terms. In “Fascination” the residents of Deep Space Nine act as if they have all taken a hit of ecstasy. And while this harkens back to the episode… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 10: “Fascination”
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