Month: November 2023

Synopsis: Aliens take over the bodies of various Enterprise crewmembers in order to observe how the crew as a whole reacts to the threat from a lethal virus. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when an individual’s Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes too-one sided. In “Observer Effect” non-corporeal aliens… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episode 11: “Observer Effect”

Synopsis: The creator of the transporter comes aboard Enterprise with a hidden agenda, meanwhile Commander T’Pol starts reading the Kir’Shaka. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when an individual’s Logos-driven rational conscious ego integrates bits of material from one’s Eros-driven irrational unconscious into itself. In “Daedalus” Dr. Emory Erickson,… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episode 10: “Daedalus”

Synopsis: Captain Archer and Sub-Commander T’Pol find the Syrrannites, and Ambassador Soval becomes a new ally to the Enterprise crew. This episode can be seen as an illustration of projection, in this case when an individual’s Logos-driven rational conscious ego projects one’s Eros-driven irrational unconscious shadow onto another. In “Kir’Shaka” Administer V’Las, the Head of… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episode 9: “Kir’Shaka”

Synopsis: Captain Archer and Sub-Commander T’Pol find the Syrrannites, and Ambassador Soval becomes a new ally to the Enterprise crew. This episode can be seen as another illustration of the tension between the archetypal energies of the Senex, or wise elder, and the Puer, or eternal youth. In “Awakening” Minister V’Las, the Head of the… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episode 8: “Awakening”

Synopsis: Earth’s embassy on Vulcan is bombed and Enterprise is sent to investigate. This episode can be seen as an illustration of projection; when an individual’s Logos-driven rational conscious ego projects upon another bits of material from that individual’s own Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “The Forge” Admiral Maxwell Forrest talks with Ambassador Soval at the… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episode 7: “The Forge”

Synopsis: Malik, the leader of the Augments, comes up with a scheme to attack a Klingon colony so that the Klingons will attack Earth in return. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the relationship between the archetypal energies of the Senex, or wise elder, and the Puer, or eternal youth. In “The… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episode 6: “The Augments”

Synopsis: The Enterprise is sent to locate Arik Soong and the Augments. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how beneficial it can be when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Cold Station 12” the Enterprise travels to the coordinates given to… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episode 5: “Cold Station 12”

Synopsis: Arik Soong is brought aboard Enterprise to help the crew locate genetically enhanced humans he has created. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, how just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner daimons that Have all the information… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episode 4: “Borderland”

Synopsis: The Enterprise crew returns to Earth and must adjust to change. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how difficult it can be for the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to incorporate bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Home,” after saving Earth from annihilation, the Enterprise crew returns to Earth… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episode 3: “Home”

Synopsis: After the Enterprise crew destroys the Xindi weapon and Sphere 41, Temporal Agent Daniels sends Captain Archer and Enterprise to 1944 Earth. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the tension between the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Storm Front, Part I and Part II,” after destroying… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episodes 1 and 2: “Storm Front, Part I and Part II”