Synopsis: While the U.S.S. Titan and her crew are being pursued by the Shrike, Admiral Picard confronts Dr. Crusher about Jack Crusher. This episode can be seen as illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the Great Mother complex. A complex, in Jung’s teachings, being one of the ways in which unconscious material is… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 3: “Seventeen Seconds”
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Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 2: “Disengage”
Synopsis: The crew of the U.S.S. Titan come to the rescue of Admiral Picard, Captain Riker, Dr. Crusher and Jack Crusher. This episode can be seen as illustrations of the hero complex. A complex, in the teachings of Carl (C. G.) Jung, being one of the ways in which unconscious material is made accessible to… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 2: “Disengage”
Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 1: The Next Generation”
Synopsis: Admiral Picard enlists the aid of Captain Riker after receiving a message from Dr. Crusher. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory—that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, we have inner daimons with all the information we need to become who… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 1: The Next Generation”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 20: “Supernova, Part 2”
Synopsis: The crew of the U.S.S. Protostar devises a plan to save Starfleet and themselves from the Living Construct weapon. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory—that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner daimons, with all the information… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 20: “Supernova, Part 2”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 19: “Supernova, Part 1”
Synopsis: When the best efforts of the crew of the U.S.S. Protostar fail to stop the unleashing of the Living Construct weapon, Gwyn reaches out to non-Starfleet vessels for assistance. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the need for diversity in our society. In “Supernova, Part 1,” the crew of the U.S.S.… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 19: “Supernova, Part 1”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 18: “Mindwalk”
Synopsis: In an effort to telepathically communicate with Vice Admiral Janeway, Dal R’El switches bodies with her. This episode can be seen as illustrations of James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner daimons inside us to become who we were… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 18: “Mindwalk”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 17: “Ghost in the Machine”
Synopsis: Hologram Janeway, while unknowingly being controlled by the Living Construct weapon, traps the crew of the U.S.S. Protostar in the ship’s holodeck. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the unconscious works in ways that are different from the conscious ego, and how this is revealed to the ego through a… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 17: “Ghost in the Machine”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 16: “Preludes”
Synopsis: The Protostar crew learns about how Rok-Tahk, Fugitive Zero, and Jankom Pog came to arrive on Tars Lamora. This episode can be seen as illustrating the concept of masking, how a neurodiverse individual, or anyone else for that matter, tries to fit into a society that has “othered” them. In “Preludes,” while on the… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 16: “Preludes”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 15: “Masquerade”
Synopsis: While in the Romulan Neutral Zone, Dal R’El learns about his past. This episode can be seen as illustrating James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner daimons with all the information we need to become who we were meant… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 15: “Masquerade”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 14: “Crossroads”
Synopsis: The crew crosses paths with Vice Admiral Janeway, and enlist the advice of Captain Okona to escape the Dauntless. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how when the conscious ego acknowledges and accepts bits of unconscious material into itself it becomes stronger and the psyche more whole In “Crossroads,” the crew… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 14: “Crossroads”
