Synopsis: Due to an equipment malfunction when passing through the wormhole, Major Kira and Dr. Bashir find themselves in an alternate universe. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what it is like to face one’s shadow. In “Crossover” because of an engine malfunction that occurs when their runabout is going through the… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 23: “Crossover”
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: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 24: “Preemptive Strike”
Synopsis: Lt. Ro is ordered to infiltrate the Maquis, which leads to an unexpected outcome. This episode is an illustration of two depth psychological concepts described by Carl (C. G.) Jung: projection and transference. Projection is when an individual projects some aspect of their unconscious onto another, and transference can be seen as a former… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 24: “Preemptive Strike”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 22: “The Wire”
Synopsis: Garak suddenly becomes ill and Dr. Bashir discovers more than he anticipated when he tries to heal him. This episode can be seen as an exploration of the character of Elim Garak, which reveals him to possess Trickster energy as embodied by Mercury, also known as Hermes. In “The Wire” Garak mysteriously falls ill… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 22: “The Wire”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 23: “Emergence”
Synopsis: After going through a magnascopic storm the Enterprise gives birth to a new intelligent life form. This episode is an illustration of how between the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious there is a third thing or in between space, that Archetypal Psychologist James Hillman called the metaxy. In “Emergence” after… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 23: “Emergence”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 22: “Bloodlines”
Synopsis: The Ferengi who tried to kill Captain Picard in the episode “The Battle” returns, this time threatening to kill a man whom he claims is Picard’s son. This episode is an illustration of what happens when one does not follow the guidance of what Archetypal Psychologist James Hillman would call our inner daimon that… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 22: “Bloodlines”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episodes 20 and 21: “The Maquis, Parts I and II”
Synopsis: Renegade Federation forces attack Cardassian ships in an effort to disrupt the peace between the Federation and Cardassia. These two episodes are really the telling of one story in two parts, so I will address them together in this one post. The depth psychological concept that is illustrated here is the idea that those… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episodes 20 and 21: “The Maquis, Parts I and II”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 21: “First Born”
Synopsis: Just as Lt. Worf’s son Alexander Rozhenko decides that he doesn’t want to become a Klingon warrior another Klingon appears to try to change his mind. Similar to one of the plotlines in “Journey’s End,” this episode is an illustration of the acorn theory from Archetypal Psychologist James Hillman, that we are all born… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 21: “First Born”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 19: “Blood Oath”
Synopsis: Three Klingons with whom Curzon Dax took a blood oath of revenge come aboard the station. This episode illustrates one of the more controversial teachings of Carl (C. G.) Jung, that the Western psyche is unable to truly embody Eastern ways of being. In “Blood Oath” three Klingon warriors, Kor, Koloth, and Kang, come… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 19: “Blood Oath”
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 7, Episode 20: “Journey’s End”
Synopsis: The Enterprise is tasked with removing a colony of Native Americans from a planet where at the same time Wesley Crusher is finding his destiny. This episode is an illustration of at least a couple themes from depth psychology. First there is the acorn theory from Archetypal Psychologist James Hillman, and the second is… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 7, Episode 20: “Journey’s End”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 18: “Profit and Loss”
Synopsis: A woman from Quark’s past comes aboard Deep Space Nine. This episode focuses on how love can be the catalyst to opening up the relationship between the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Profit and Loss” a Cardassian woman, Professor Natima Lang, along with her students Rekelen and Hogue, are… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 18: “Profit and Loss”
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