Month: July 2023

Synopsis: Enterprise’s crew comes to the aid of an unusual group of Vulcans. This episode can be seen as an illustration of possible dangers that can arise when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego integrates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious into itself without guidance or precautions. In “Fusion” just as Enterprise arrives at… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 17: “Fusion”

Synopsis: Commander Tucker and Lt. Reed are on a survey mission when they come across what they believe is the wreckage of Enterprise. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can be accomplished when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego integrates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious into itself. “Shuttlepod One”… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 16: “Shuttlepod One”

Synopsis: Sub-Commander T’Pol is ordered to return to Vulcan, but Captain Archer has other ideas. This episode can be seen as an illustration of a complex arising from an ancestral wound. “Shadows of P’Jem” begins at Starfleet Headquarters where Vulcan Ambassador Soval communicates his people’s displeasure with the destruction of the Vulcan monastery at P’Jem… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 15: “Shadows of P’Jem”

Synopsis: While exploring a gas giant Enterprise encounters a shipwrecked alien vessel and tries to render aid. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Sleeping Dogs” Enterprise comes near a Class 9… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 14: “Sleeping Dogs”

Synopsis: The Enterprise encounters a planet with two humanoid species, one that is dying out and another that is evolving. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the psychic energy of what James Hillman would call a Puer archetype, starts to change in its relationship with that of the… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 13: “Dear Doctor”

Synopsis: The Enterprise encounters an alien vessel that attacks her for no perceived reason. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how different the Eros-driven irrational unconscious behaves compared to the psyche’s Logos-driven rational conscious ego. In “Cold Front” Enterprise is deploying a couple of subspace amplifiers when an unknown alien ship appears.… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 12: “Silent Enemy”

Synopsis: The Enterprise encounters a group of aliens on a pilgrimage, one of which is the disguised Suliban, Silik. This episode can be seen as an illustration of just how vast the Eros-driven irrational unconscious is compared to what the psyche’s Logos-driven rational conscious ego can perceive. In “Cold Front” Enterprise encounters a ship that… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 11: “Cold Front”

Synopsis: The Enterprise crew provides aid to a freighter that has been attacked by pirates. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the psyche’s Logos-driven rational conscious ego may project onto another individual bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious that it does not recognize as being part of itself. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise – Season 1, Episode 10: “Fortunate Son”

Synopsis: The Enterprise crew visits a pre-warp culture and finds something amiss. This episode can be seen as other illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, the idea that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become a tree, humans have an inner daimon with all the information we need to be who we… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 9: “Civilization”

Synopsis: When the Enterprise crew discovers a comet, they also discover a Vulcan vessel. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C.G.) Jung called a feeling-toned complex. A complex in this sense being an opportunity for gaining self-knowledge. In “Break the Ice” Enterprise’s sensors locate the largest comet that humans have… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 8: “Breaking the Ice”