Month: April 2023

Synopsis: The Doctor helps an alien race appreciate music, which they have never experienced until they overhear him sing. As the title of this episode may indicate, similar to the last one, “Blink of an Eye,” this can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of inflation. Inflation is when the… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 13: “Virtuoso”

Synopsis: Voyager’s crew discovers a planet with a civilization advancing at an incredibly fast pace. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of inflation. Inflation is when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego identifies too closely with the archetypal energy patterns that occur in the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 12: “Blink of an Eye”

Synopsis: Captain Janeway finds romance in a holodeck program This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of the animus, the idealized inner other male that resides in the Eros-driven irrational unconscious of an individual that identifies as female. In “Fair Haven” Ensign Tom Paris creates a new holodeck… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 11: “Fair Haven”

Synopsis: Lt. Barclay, now serving at Starfleet Headquarters, devises a way to communicate with Voyager and her crew in the Delta Quadrant. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of a complex works to allow the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to acknowledge and integrate into itself bits… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 10: “Pathfinder”

Synopsis: Seven of Nine’s efforts to upload and retain data leads to unexpected consequences. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what may happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes too one-sided, identifying with the archetypal energy from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. An occurrence that Carl (C. G.) Jung termed inflation. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 9: “The Voyager Conspiracy”

Synopsis: Voyager’s crew comes across the remnants of a command capsule from a 21st century Earth mission to Mars. This episode can be seen as another illustration of what may happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes aware of bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious through what Carl (C. G.) Jung called… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 8: “One Small Ship”

Synopsis: Seven of Nine revives an alien in a bio-pod with unexpected results. Similar to the last episode, “Riddles,” this episode can be seen as an illustration of the unexpected results that can arise when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes aware of bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. Here, the unconscious material… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 7: “Dragon’s Teeth”

Synopsis: Lt. Commander Tuvok suffers neurological trauma and temporarily losses his logic. This episode can be seen as an illustration of one way the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes aware of bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, a sudden eruption of unconscious material. In “Riddles” Lt. Commander Tuvok is struck by an alien… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 6: “Riddles”

Synopsis: Ensign Paris becomes drawn to a new spacecraft. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung calls projection. Projection being one way the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes aware of bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, by projecting them onto another. In “Alice” Voyager travels to… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 5: “Alice”

Synopsis: An alien vessel spies on Voyager through the lens of The Doctor’s dreams. This episode can be seen as a cautionary tale, of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego can misinterpret bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy” The Doctor has done some tinkering with his own Emergency… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 4: “Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy”