Synopsis: When Seven of Nine has a violent reaction to an alien arms trader, The Doctor tries to interpret her memories to explain it. This episode can be seen a cautionary tale, about what can happen when the Logos-driven rational unconscious tries to interpret information from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious by its own set of… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 17: “Retrospect”
Month: December 2022
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 14: “One Little Ship”
Synopsis: Lt. Commander Dax, Chief O’Brien, and Dr. Bashir, aboard a miniaturized runabout, help the crew retake the Defiant after it has been boarded and taken by Jem’Hadar soldiers. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how a complex, containing bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, can upset the best laid… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 14: “One Little Ship”
Star trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 16: “Prey”
Synopsis: When Voyager’s crew confronts a member of Species 8472, Seven of Nine, in an effort to save the ship, goes against Captain Janeway’s orders. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the tension between two archetypes, that of the Senex, or wise authority figure, and the Puer, or Puella, that of youthful… Continue reading Star trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 16: “Prey”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 13: “Far Beyond the Stars”
Synopsis: Captain Sisko has visions of himself, his family, friends, and crew in 1950s American on Earth. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how dangerous it can be when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes overwhelmed with material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Far Beyond the Stars” a war-fatigued Captain Benjamin… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 13: “Far Beyond the Stars”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 15: “Hunters”
Synopsis: Voyager receives a message from the Alpha Quadrant. Here, if we analogize Voyager and her crew to the Logos-driven rational conscious ego, and the Alpha Quadrant to the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, then this episode can be seen as an illustration of how difficult it can be for the conscious ego to receive information from… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 15: “Hunters”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 12: “Who Mourns for Morn?”
Synopsis: After Morn is pronounced dead, Quark inherits his assets and liabilities. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how society and the Logos-driven rational conscious ego suppress what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the unconscious shadow. In “Who Mourns for Morn” we learn that Morn is so beloved to the clientele at… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 12: “Who Mourns for Morn?”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 14: “Message in a Bottle”
Synopsis: Voyager’s crew comes across an alien communication array which is capable of reaching the Alpha Quadrant. If we analogize the Federation vessel in the Alpha Quadrant with the Logos-driven rational conscious ego, and the Delta Quadrant to the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, then this episode can be seen as an illustration of one of Carl… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 14: “Message in a Bottle”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 13: “Waking Moments”
Synopsis: Voyager’s crew comes across aliens who live in their dream states. This episode can be seen as an illustration of one of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s methods of working with dream material, which he called active imagination. In “Waking Moments” Voyager’s crew seems to all be having dreams that contain an image of an… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 13: “Waking Moments”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 11: “Waltz”
Synopsis: After the vessel they were traveling on is destroyed, an injured Captain Sisko and Gul Dukat find themselves together alone on a planet. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego wants to completely distance itself from the bits of Eros-driven irrational unconscious material which Carl (C.… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 11: “Waltz”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 10: “The Magnificent Ferengi”
Synopsis: Quark is tasked by the Grand Nagus to rescue his mother from the Dominion forces that have abducted her. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of typology, that there are various ways of relating to the world around us, and that each of us have some… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 10: “The Magnificent Ferengi”
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