Month: June 2022

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 14: “Alliances”

Synopsis: After repeated attacks on Voyager by various Kazon factions, Captain Janeway decides to try to form an alliance with one or more of them. This episode is yet another illustration of what Carl Gustav (C. G.) Jung called individuation, or the union of opposites. These were his terms to describe the way by which… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 14: “Alliances”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 13: “Prototype”

Synopsis: Lt. Torres is abducted by a faction of robots and forced to create a robot prototype or Voyager will be destroyed. This episode is an illustration of one of the steps of what Carl Gustav (C. G.) Jung called individuation, or the union of opposites. Which were his terms to describe the way by… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 13: “Prototype”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 11: “Paradise Lost”

Synopsis: Earth is placed under martial law while Captain Sisko and Odo investigate whether or not there is a reason to fear a Dominion attack. This episode, which continues the storyline from the previous one, can be seen as another illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego responds to bits of material from the… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 11: “Paradise Lost”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 10: “Home Front”

Synopsis: Captain Sisko and Odo are summoned to Earth to try to defend it from a perceived threat from the Dominion. This episode can be seen as an illustration of one way the Logos-driven rational conscious ego responds to bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, when it is perceived as a threat. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 10: “Home Front”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 12: “Resistance”

Synopsis: When an away mission goes awry, Lt. Tuvok and Lt. Torres are captured, while Captain Janeway is aided in their rescue by a man who believes she is his daughter. What happens in this episode is comparable to what happens in a therapeutic analytical psychological setting. One of the steps in healing is called… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 12: “Resistance”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 9: “Our Man Bashir”

Synopsis: A transporter malfunction causes the physical patterns of crewmembers to be stored in Dr. Bashir’s James Bond-like holosuite program. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego feels that it is separate from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, but how both must be joined so that the psyche… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 9: “Our Man Bashir”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 11: “Maneuvers”

Synopsis: Voyager is attacked by the Kazon-Nistrim forces, which have aligned with Seska, the former Maquis member who was also once part of Voyager’s crew. This episode can be seen as an illustration of one of the archetypal relationships that James Hillman wrote about extensively. That of the need of the puer, or eternal youth,… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 11: “Maneuvers”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 8: “The Sword of Kahless”

Synopsis: Lt. Commander Dax and Lt. Commander Worf accompany Kor on a quest to retrieve the Sword of Kahless relic and unite the Klingon Empire. This episode can be seen as an exploration of the concept of inflation. As I have written previously, inflation is what happens when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego identifies with… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 8: “The Sword of Kahless”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 7: “Little Green Men”

Synopsis: On the way to bring Nog to Earth to attend Starfleet Academy, Quark’s new vessel is caught in a time warp and ends up on Earth, but in 1947. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s concept, the acorn theory. That just as every acorn has all the information inside… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 7: “Little Green Men”