Synopsis: The Prodigy crew create hologram duplicates of themselves in order to take Infinity to rescue Captain Chakotay and the Protostar. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called projection—how the conscious ego projects bits of its own psyche onto another. In “Imposter Syndrome,” the Prodigy crew believe… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 6: “Imposter Syndrome”
Month: January 2025
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 5: “Observer’s Paradox”
Synopsis: The Prodigy crew enlist the aid of a humpback whale in order to communicate with Murf. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the unconscious has different ways of making itself known compared to the conscious ego. In “Observer’s Paradox,” after the Infinity crew returns safely to Voyager, they are questioned… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 5: “Observer’s Paradox”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 4: “Temporal Mechanics 101”
Synopsis: Infinity travels in time to retrieve Gwyndala and then returns to Voyager. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s concept of the metaxy—the place in-between the conscious and unconscious where psychic healing can occur. In “Temporal Mechanics 101,” on Solum fifty-two years in the future, the crew on Infinity receives… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 4: “Temporal Mechanics 101”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 3: “Who Saves the Saviors?”
Synopsis: Infinity crash lands on Solum of the future while Gwyndala is challenged in Solum of the present. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s concept of the relationship between the puer, or eternal youth archetype, and that of the senex, or wise elder. In “Who Saves the Saviors,” Infinity crash… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 3: “Who Saves the Saviors?”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2: “Into the Breach, Part I and Part II”
Synopsis: While Gwyndala travels to Solum to try to prevent the start of a civil war, the rest of the Prodigy crew join Vice Admiral Janeway on her mission to save Captain Chakotay. This two-part episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory—that just as an acorn has everything inside it… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2: “Into the Breach, Part I and Part II”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 10: “Life, Itself”
Synopsis: Captain Burnham meets a Progenitor and is entrusted with the future of the Progenitors’ technology. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung referred to as the collective unconscious. In “Life Itself,” Captain Michael Burnham finds herself within the portal that holds the Progenitors’ technology. She is confronted… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 10: “Life, Itself”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 9: “Lagrange Point”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery and her crew reach the location of the Progenitors’ technology. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what James Hillman called the metaxy, the place in between the conscious and unconscious. In “Lagrange Point,” the U.S.S. Discovery arrives at the location of the Progenitors’ technology, and find that it… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 9: “Lagrange Point”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 8: “Labyrinths”
Synopsis: Captain Burnham goes to the Eternal Gallery and Archives to seek the final clue to the location of the Progenitors’ technology. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the union of opposites. In “Labyrinths,” the U.S.S. Discovery arrives at the Eternal Gallery and Archive, where Captain… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 8: “Labyrinths”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 7: “Erigah”
Synopsis: The Breen confronts the U.S.S. Discovery and Federation Headquarters. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung would call a cultural complex. In “Erigah,” the U.S.S. Discovery returns to Federation Headquarters to retrieve a refrigeration unit that Dr. Hugh Culber believes will help L’ak heal himself. Not long… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 7: “Erigah”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 6: “Whistlespeak”
Synopsis: Captain Burnham and Lt. Tilly visit a pre-warp civilization in search of the next clue to the location of the Progenitors’ technology. This episode can be seen as another illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the union of opposites—the conscious and the unconscious. In “Whistlespeak,” the U.S.S. Discovery jumps to a pre-warp… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 6: “Whistlespeak”
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