Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 16: “Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges”

Synopsis: Sloan from Section 31 uses Dr. Bashir in an intelligence operation. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how necessary the Eros-driven irrational unconscious is in the psyche to balance out the Logos-driven rational conscious. In “Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges” the Romulan Senator Cretak visits Deep Space Nine before a conference… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 16: “Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 15: “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bong”

Synopsis: A jack-in-the-box in Vic Fontaine’s holosuite program appears, which requires much of the senior staff to come to the holographic character’s rescue to restore the program to normal operating parameters. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how Trickster energy can be a conduit for change in the Logos-driven rational conscious. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 15: “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bong”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 15: “Dark Frontier”

Synopsis: After Voyager’s crew causes the explosion of a Borg probe vessel, Captain Janeway decides to go after a damaged Borg sphere and take its transwarp drive. This episode can be seen as an illustration of inflation, when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego identifies too strongly or for too long with the god-like archetypal power… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 15: “Dark Frontier”