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”
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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”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 10: “The Galactic Barrier”
Synopsis: Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to cross the galactic barrier on a diplomatic first contact mission, while Cleveland Booker learns about what motivates Ruon Tarka. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called a complex. In “The Galactic Barrier” a diplomatic… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 10: “The Galactic Barrier”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 9: “Rubicon”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery is sent to stop Cleveland Booker and Ruon Tarka from destroying the Dark Matter Anomaly. This episode can be seen as illustrating the importance of finding middle ground. This can be compared to James Hillman’s concept of the metaxy, the middle space between the conscious ego and the unconscious. In “Rubicon”… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 9: “Rubicon”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 8: “All In”
Synopsis: Captain Burnham is tasked with locating Cleveland Booker and Ruon Tarka to stop them from using their weapon to destroy the Dark Matter Anomaly. This episode can be seen as various 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… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 8: “All In”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1 Episodes 9 and 10: “A Moral Star, Part 1 and Part 2”
Synopsis: After the crew of the U.S.S. Protostar receive a message from The Diviner that he will kill the Unwanted unless they return the ship to him, a deal is struck. But The Diviner changes the terms, double crosses everyone, and although the crew take back possession of the vessel, they are unaware that she… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1 Episodes 9 and 10: “A Moral Star, Part 1 and Part 2”
