Synopsis: Saru, a Kelpien living on the planet Kaminar looks to the stars for hope and his future. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what James Hillman would call the tension between the energy of the Senex, the wise elder, and the Puer, the eternal youth, archetypes. Hillman believed that the relationship… Continue reading Star Trek: Short Treks – “The Brightest Star”
Author: Myth Maggie
My name is Margaret Ann Mendenhall, PhD - aka Myth Maggie.
I am a Mythological Scholar and a student of Depth and Archetypal Psychology. I am watching an episode or film from the Star Trek multiverse every day* and blogging about it from a mythological and depth psychological perspective, going back to The Original Series. If you love Star Trek or it has meaning for you, I invite you to join the voyage.
* Monday through Friday, excluding holidays
Star Trek: Short Treks – “Calypso”
Synopsis: One thousand years after her captain ordered her to maintain her position, the U.S.S. Discovery and her evolving computer system, Zora, come across a wounded human. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung would call the conscious ego integrating its ideal inner other, a bit of unconscious… Continue reading Star Trek: Short Treks – “Calypso”
Star Trek: Short Treks – “Runaway”
Synopsis: While Ensign Tilly has doubts about what it means to begin the Starfleet Command Training Program her mother and an alien stowaway speak to her. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, the idea that just as an acorn has everything inside itself to become an oak tree,… Continue reading Star Trek: Short Treks – “Runaway”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 15: “Will You Take My Hand?”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery and her crew carry out a plan to defeat the Klingons, but with a twist. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what James Hillman called the metaxy, that third place between the conscious ego and the unconscious, where change is possible and new things emerge. In “Will You… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 15: “Will You Take My Hand?”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 14: “The War Without, the War Within”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery and her crew return to their universe only to find that Starfleet Command is losing the war with the Klingon Empire. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when the conscious ego acknowledges bits of unconscious material and integrates them into itself. In “The War Without, the… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 14: “The War Without, the War Within”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 13: “What’s Past is Prologue”
Synopsis: Captain Lorca’s plot to overthrow the Terran Emperor in the mirror universe is thwarted and the U.S.S. Discovery returns to its own universe. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called a cultural complex, a psychic wound that is shared by an entire society. In “What’s Past… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 13: “What’s Past is Prologue”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 12: “Vaulting Ambition”
Synopsis: Lt. Stamets realizes the extent of the mycelial network and that it is being threatened. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the later teachings of Carl (C. G.) Jung, who put forth the idea that the collective unconscious was something that all humans and potentially all life were in, and that… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 12: “Vaulting Ambition”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 11: “The Wolf Inside”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery and her crew continue their mission to escape the mirror universe. This episode can be seen as another illustration of what Carl (C.G.) Jung would call a complex, when the conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of unconscious material that have been brough to its attention. In “The Wolf Inside”Captain Gabriel… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 11: “The Wolf Inside”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 10: “Despite Yourself”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery and her crew find themselves in a mirror universe. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C.G.) Jung would call a complex, when the conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of unconscious material that have been brough to its attention. In “Despite Yourself”Captain Gabriel Lorca and the… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 10: “Despite Yourself”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 9: Into the Forest I Go”
Synopsis: Captain Lorca disobeys a direct order from Starfleet Command, believing that Discovery can defeat the Klingons without the aid of any other starships. This episode can be seen as another illustration of what Carl (C.G.) Jung would call inflation, when the conscious ego identifies to closely with the god-like power of an archetype. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 9: Into the Forest I Go”
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