Synopsis: Lt. Tuvok is infected by a viral parasite that lives in the body by masquerading as a repressed memory. This episode is an illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego reacts when confronted by bits of material from the Eros-driven unconscious. In “Flashback” Lt. Tuvok comes down with an illness that The Doctor… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 2: “Flashback”
Month: August 2022
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 1: “Basics, Part II”
Synopsis: Lt. Paris, The Doctor, and Crewman Suder take back Voyager and rescue her crew. This episode is another illustration of the different ways in which the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious operate differently and are in relationship to the other. “Basics, Part II” opens with Voyager’s crew abandoned on a… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 1: “Basics, Part II”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 25: “Broken Link”
Synopsis: Odo is stricken with an unknown illness which forces him to return to the Founders in the Gamma Quadrant. Just as in the prior episode, “Body Parts,” this episode can be seen as an illustration of what depth psychologist Erich Neumann would call the tension between an old ethic and a new ethic. This… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 25: “Broken Link”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 24: “Body Parts”
Synopsis: When Quark believes he is dying, he decides to follow the Ferengi tradition of selling off his desiccated remains for profit. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what depth psychologist Erich Neumann would call the tension between an old ethic and a new ethic. This is also the psychic tension that… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 24: “Body Parts”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 26: “Basics, Part I”
Synopsis: Seska lures Voyager and her crew into a trap. This episode is an illustration of the different ways in which the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious operate differently and are in relationship to the other, but also how they can both be manipulated by Trickster energy. In “Basics, Part I”… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 26: “Basics, Part I”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 4, Episode 23: “The Quickening”
Synopsis: While in the Gamma Quadrant Lt. Dax and Dr. Bashir come across a planet where individuals are born with a blight that they all will die of as punishment from the Jem’Hadar for disobedience. This episode can be seen as an illustration of when one’s Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes inflated because it identifies… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 4, Episode 23: “The Quickening”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 25: “Resolutions”
Synopsis: Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay are left on a planet to try to find a cure to a virus that they both became infected with, while Voyager continues without them. This episode is yet another illustration of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego being in relationship with the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, and how it can… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 25: “Resolutions”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 22: “To the Death”
Synopsis: Captain Sisko teams up with the Dominion and the Jem’Hadar to go after a common enemy. This episode, like the several previous ones, can be seen as an illustration of one of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s central theories. That the Eros-driven irrational unconscious has a different way of doing things than the Logos-driven rational… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 22: “To the Death”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 24: “Tuvix”
Synopsis: A transporter malfunction causes Lt. Tuvok and Neelix to fuse into one being. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego being in relationship with the Eros-driven unconscious, and how it can make the ego stronger and the psyche more whole. In “Tuvix” Lt. Tuvok and Neelix are… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 24: “Tuvix”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 21: “For the Cause”
Synopsis: Captain Yates is discovered to be providing medical supplies to the Maquis, While Commander Eddington absconds with supplies the Federation was going to give to the Cardassians. This episode can be seen as an illustration of one of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s central theories. That the Eros-driven irrational unconscious has a different way of… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 21: “For the Cause”
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