Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 7: “Monsters”

Synopsis: Tallinn enters Admiral Picard’s psyche to help him face his greatest inner fears, so that he will regain consciousness. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the conscious ego acknowledges and incorporates into itself unconscious material in the form of a complex. In “Monsters,” in Admiral Jean-Luc Picard’s psyche, several things… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 7: “Monsters”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 6: “Two of One”

Synopsis: The crew infiltrates a pre-mission gala to protect Renée Picard, and Admiral Picard is hit by a speeding car and knocked unconscious. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the conscious ego will try to suppress unconscious material. In “Two of One” Admiral Jean-Luc Picard, Seven of Nine, Commander Raffi Musiker,… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 6: “Two of One”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 5: “Fly Me to the Moon”

Synopsis: Admiral Picard learns that one of his ancestors is key to restoring his timeline. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the necessity of working with ancestral trauma. In “Fly Me to the Moon” Admiral Jean-Luc Picard meets Tallinn, the Watcher, who looks remarkably like Laris. He learns from her that she… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 5: “Fly Me to the Moon”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 4: “Watcher”

Synopsis: Admiral Picard goes to find the Watcher while Seven of Nine and Commander Musiker try to locate Captain Rios. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the conscious ego acknowledges a bit of unconscious material. In “Watcher,” Admiral Jean-Luc Picard travels to the coordinates that Dr. Agnes Jurati… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 4: “Watcher”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 3: “Assimilation”

Synopsis: The Borg Queen takes La Sirena back in time to 2024 Earth, where Admiral Picard and the others try to locate the Watcher to help them restore their timeline. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the suppression of the unconscious by the conscious ego. In “Assimilation,” in a phaser fight the… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 3: “Assimilation”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 13: “Coming Home”

Synopsis: The first contact team aboard the U.S.S. Discovery tries to communicate with Species Ten-C in order to save Earth and Ni’Var. This episode can be seen as an example of what can happen when the conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of unconscious material into itself. In “Coming Home” Cleveland (Book) Booker’s ship heads… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 13: “Coming Home”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 2: “Penance”

Synopsis: Admiral Picard, Seven of Nine, Captain Rios, Commander Musiker, Cadet Elnor, and Dr. Jurati find themselves in a parallel timeline. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when the conscious ego suppresses unconscious material. “Penance” begins with Admiral Jean-Luc Picard being confronted by Q in a parallel timeline. Q tells… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 2: “Penance”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 12: “Species Ten-C”

Synopsis: The first contact team aboard the U.S.S. Discovery establishes communication with Species Ten-C while Ruon Tarka takes over Cleveland Booker’s ship for his own mission. This episode can be seen as illustrations of what Carl (C. G.) Jung termed inflation, when the conscious ego identifies with the godlike power of an archetype. In “Species… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 12: “Species Ten-C”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 1: “The Star Gazer”

Synopsis: An alien species beyond a spacial anomaly contacts Starfleet to ask for Admiral Picard’s help to join the Federation. This episode can be seen as illustration of Carl (C.G.) Jung’s description of how the conscious ego may choose to suppress unconscious material. In “The Star Gazer,” on Earth, it is harvest time at Chateau… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 1: “The Star Gazer”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 11: “Rosetta”

The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery try to find some way to communicate with Species Ten-C. This episode is an illustration of the idea that there are ways to communicate and be in one’s environment other than those used by the conscious ego. In “Rosetta” the U.S.S. Discovery comes across a planet once inhabited by… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 11: “Rosetta”