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”
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.
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Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episode 3: “Home”
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”
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episodes 1 and 2: “Storm Front, Part I and Part II”
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”
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 24: “Zero Hour”
Synopsis: Captain Archer leads a team that takes Degra’s ship to try to stop the Xindi weapon from annihilating Earth, while Sub-Commander T’Pol leads another team to destroy Sphere 41. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, the idea that just as an acorn has everything inside it to… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 24: “Zero Hour”
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 23: “Countdown”
Synopsis: Captain Archer convinces the Aquatics to join the Primates and Arboreals in trying to stop the Reptilians and Insectoids from deploying the weapon to annihilate Earth while the Reptilians receive assistance from the Sphere Builders. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the difficulty the Logos-driven rational conscious ego has when it… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 23: “Countdown”
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 22: “The Council”
Synopsis: Captain Archer speaks before the entire Xindi Council, while the Reptilians also speak separately to a Sphere Builder. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the archetypes, or patterns of energy, that all humans have in their psyches, and how these different archetypes are in relation to each other. In “The Council,”… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 22: “The Council”
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 21: “E (squared)”
Synopsis: As Enterprise is about to enter a subspace corridor to rendezvous with Degra, they are confronted by the Enterprise from a past timeline. This episode can be seen as an illustration of a cultural complex, which is a psychic wound suffered by a group of individuals. Here, the psychic wound shared by the crews… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 21: “E (squared)”
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 20: “The Forgotten”
Synopsis: Captain Archer tries to convince Degra that humanity is not the Xindis’ enemy while Sub-Commander T’Pol must deal with her emotions. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the perception of Logos-driven rational conscious ego can be disrupted by eruptions of bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious coming to… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 20: “The Forgotten”
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 19: “Damage”
Synopsis: Enterprise first comes to the aid of an alien ship in distress, but then Captain Archer orders that the alien vessel’s warp core be taken so that the Enterprise crew can continue their mission to save Earth. This episode can be seen as an example of compensation; when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 19: “Damage”
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 18: “Azati Prime”
Synopsis: When Enterprise reaches Azati Prime the Xindi weapon is found, and a plan is put into operation to destroy it. This episode can be seen as an example of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of inflation; when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego identifies too closely with the god-like power of an archetype from the… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 18: “Azati Prime”