Synopsis: Captain Lorca is abducted by Klingon forces while on Discovery, the condition of the tardigrade deteriorates. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, humans have an inner daimon, that has all the information we… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 5: “Choose Your Pain”
Month: December 2023
Star Trek Discovery Season 1, Episode 4: “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry”
Synopsis: Captain Lorca tasks Michael Burnham with finding a way to weaponize the alien creature found aboard the U.S.S. Glenn. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what is possible when the conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of material from the unconscious into itself. In “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not fo the… Continue reading Star Trek Discovery Season 1, Episode 4: “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 3: “Context is for Kings”
Synopsis: Michael Burnham is brought to the U.S.S. Discovery by Captain Lorca to serve aboard the ship and aid him in his mission to win the war with the Klingon Empire. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 3: “Context is for Kings”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 2: “Battle of the Binary Stars”
Synopsis: A battle breaks out between Starfleet Command and the now united Klingon Empire. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the deflation of the conscious ego that occurs after the inflation and one-sidedness, in a balancing circling back to the opposite action that Carl (C. G.) Jung called an enantiodromia. In “Battle… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 2: “Battle of the Binary Stars”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 1: “The Vulcan Hello”
Synopsis: The First Officer of the U.S.S. Shenzhou, Commander Burnham, accidentally kills a Klingon and then mutinies against Captain Georgiou in an ill-fated effort to stave off a war with the Klingon Empire. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when the conscious ego becomes inflated, not being able to recognize… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 1: “The Vulcan Hello”
Star Trek Beyond
Released: 20 July 2016 Synopsis: Krall takes revenge against the United Federation of Planets. This film can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the conscious ego ignores the capacity of an unconscious complex to gain insight and psychic healing. In Star Trek Beyond The U.S.S. Enterprise visits the new space station,… Continue reading Star Trek Beyond
Star Trek Into Darkness
Released: 2 May 2013 Synopsis: Starfleet Admiral Marcus intents on expanding the organization’s military capabilities, and revives a man from the past, Khan Noonien Singh, to help him in these efforts. This film can be seen as offering a variety of illustrations of what Carl (C. G.) Jung would term inflation, the conscious ego’s identification… Continue reading Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek (2009)
Released: 6 April 2009 Synopsis: In this reboot, we follow the various origin stories of the crew that came to serve together aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. This film can be seen as a variety of illustrations of what Archetypal Psychologist James Hillman would call the acorn theory, the idea that just as an acorn has… Continue reading Star Trek (2009)
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