Synopsis: The first contact team aboard the U.S.S. Discovery establishes communication with Species Ten-C while Ruon Tarka takes over Cleveland Booker’s ship for his own mission. This episode can be seen as illustrations of what Carl (C. G.) Jung termed inflation, when the conscious ego identifies with the godlike power of an archetype. In “Species… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 12: “Species Ten-C”
Month: May 2024
Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 1: “The Star Gazer”
Synopsis: An alien species beyond a spacial anomaly contacts Starfleet to ask for Admiral Picard’s help to join the Federation. This episode can be seen as illustration of Carl (C.G.) Jung’s description of how the conscious ego may choose to suppress unconscious material. In “The Star Gazer,” on Earth, it is harvest time at Chateau… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 1: “The Star Gazer”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 11: “Rosetta”
The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery try to find some way to communicate with Species Ten-C. This episode is an illustration of the idea that there are ways to communicate and be in one’s environment other than those used by the conscious ego. In “Rosetta” the U.S.S. Discovery comes across a planet once inhabited by… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 11: “Rosetta”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 10: “The Galactic Barrier”
Synopsis: Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to cross the galactic barrier on a diplomatic first contact mission, while Cleveland Booker learns about what motivates Ruon Tarka. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called a complex. In “The Galactic Barrier” a diplomatic… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 10: “The Galactic Barrier”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 9: “Rubicon”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery is sent to stop Cleveland Booker and Ruon Tarka from destroying the Dark Matter Anomaly. This episode can be seen as illustrating the importance of finding middle ground. This can be compared to James Hillman’s concept of the metaxy, the middle space between the conscious ego and the unconscious. In “Rubicon”… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 9: “Rubicon”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 8: “All In”
Synopsis: Captain Burnham is tasked with locating Cleveland Booker and Ruon Tarka to stop them from using their weapon to destroy the Dark Matter Anomaly. This episode can be seen as various illustrations of James Hillman’s acorn theory—that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 8: “All In”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1 Episodes 9 and 10: “A Moral Star, Part 1 and Part 2”
Synopsis: After the crew of the U.S.S. Protostar receive a message from The Diviner that he will kill the Unwanted unless they return the ship to him, a deal is struck. But The Diviner changes the terms, double crosses everyone, and although the crew take back possession of the vessel, they are unaware that she… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1 Episodes 9 and 10: “A Moral Star, Part 1 and Part 2”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 8: “Time Amok”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Protostar experiences a time anomaly when the ship goes through a tachyon storm. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory. In “Time Amok” the U.S.S. Protostar heads into a tachyon storm which results in the crew experiencing a time anomaly, in which the crew members pass… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 8: “Time Amok”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 7: “First Con-tact”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Protostar crew is contacted by a former mentor of Dal R’El. This episode can be seen as an illustration of two of James Hillman’s theories – that our psyches are made up of different archetypal energies and of the relationship of the Great Mother archetype to the Puer, or eternal youth, archetype.… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 7: “First Con-tact”
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