Synopsis: Vedek Bareil of Bajor is severely injured before he can negotiate a peace treaty with the Cardassians and Dr. Bashir goes to extraordinary lengths to allow him to continue his mission. This episode can be seen as an analogy as to how far the Logos-driven conscious ego will go in denying both the Eros-driven… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 13: “Life Support”
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: Voyager – Season 1, Episode 4: “Time and Again”
Synopsis: The crew of Voyager investigate an explosion that destroyed all organic life on a planet. If the first two episodes of Star Trek: Voyager can be interpreted as an analogy of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s analytical psychological concept of the union of opposites then this episode, much like the third episode illustrate how this… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episode 4: “Time and Again”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episode 3: “Parallax”
Synopsis: Captain Janeway and B’Elanna Torres work together to solve an issue affecting the Voyager and her crew. If the first two episodes can be interpreted as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s analytical psychological concept of the union of opposites, as when bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious are integrated into… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episode 3: “Parallax”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2: “Caretaker, Part I and Part II”
Synopsis: Captain Janeway and the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager are sent to find a Maquis ship that has disappeared. This episode can be interpreted through the analytical psychology concept of the union of opposites. Carl (C. G.) Jung developed this theory in order to describe what happens when bits of material from the Eros-driven… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2: “Caretaker, Part I and Part II”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episodes 11 and 12: “Past Tense, Part I and Part II”
Synopsis: A transporter malfunction sends Commander Sisko, Lt. Dax, and Dr. Bashir back in time to San Francisco in the year 2024. This episode, through the mechanism of time travel, illustrates James Hillman’s acorn theory, that we all contain an inner daimon with all the knowledge we need to become who we are destined to… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episodes 11 and 12: “Past Tense, Part I and Part II”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 10: “Fascination”
Synopsis: A breakout of Zanthi Fever occurs when Lwaxana Troi visits the station. This episode illustrates the power of projection, as it is meant in depth psychological terms. In “Fascination” the residents of Deep Space Nine act as if they have all taken a hit of ecstasy. And while this harkens back to the episode… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 10: “Fascination”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 9: “The Defiant”
Synopsis: Lt. Riker, the duplicate of Commander Riker created in a transporter malfunction, poses as the original in order to take the Defiant and deliver her to the Maquis. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, the idea that we are all born with our own internal daimon that… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 9: “The Defiant”
Star Trek: Generations
Released: 17 November 1994 Synopsis: Captain Picard and the crew of U.S.S. Enterprise D enlist the aid of Captain Kirk to defeat an El-Aurian scientist’s plot to enter the Nexus. This film can be seen as an analogy as to what happens in one’s psyche when one becomes too one-sided in favoring the Logos-driven rational… Continue reading Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 8: “Meridian”
Synopsis: The crew of the Defiant comes across a planet that exists in two universes. This episode can be seen as an analogy as to what happens in one’s psyche when one becomes too one-sided in favoring the Logos-driven ration conscious ego over the Eros-driven, irrational instincts and urges of the unconscious. In “Meridian” Commander… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 8: “Meridian”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 7: “Civil Defense”
Synopsis: When an anti-insurgency defense system is triggered, everyone on the station must work together to stop the automated destruction of Deep Space Nine. This episode can be seen as a physical manifestation of what can occur in our psyches when bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious try to come into awareness of… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3, Episode 7: “Civil Defense”
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