Synopsis: The Diviner finds the U.S.S. Protostar, but the ship is able to escape using her protostar drive. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything it needs inside it to become an acorn, we all have inner daimons with all the information… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 5: “Terror Firma”
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Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 4: “Dreamcatcher”
Synopsis: Dal R’El and the rest of the crew visit an uninhabited planet. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s later understanding of the collective unconscious, as something that we are all a part of. In “Dreamcatcher,” the sensors on the U.S.S. Protostar discover an M-class planet, and Hologram… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 4: “Dreamcatcher”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 3: “Star Struck”
Synopsis: Dal R’El and the rest of the crew learn about the U.S.S. Prototype from Hologram Janeway. This episode can be seen as illustrations of James Hillman’s idea of the relationship between the Puer, or eternal youth archetype, and the Senex, or wise elder archetype, that we all have in our psyches. In “Star Struck,”… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 3: “Star Struck”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2: “Lost and Found, Part I and Part II”
Synopsis: On the prison colony Tars Lamora, Dal R’El and several others locate an abandoned starship. This episode can be seen as illustrations of James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything it needs inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner daimons with all the information we need… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2: “Lost and Found, Part I and Part II”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 2, Episode 10: “First First Contact”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked with aiding the U.S.S. Archimedes on a first contact mission. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the conscious ego acknowledges and integrates fragments of unconscious material into itself. In “First First Contact,” The U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked with aiding an Excelsior-class starship,… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 2, Episode 10: “First First Contact”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 2, Episode 9: “Wej Duj”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Cerritos is sent to the Kontaran system, and while the ship makes her way there the crew is given the day off. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of unconscious material into itself. In “Wej Duj,” Captain Carol… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 2, Episode 9: “Wej Duj”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 2, Episode 8: “I, Excretus”
Synopsis: A Starfleet drill instructor comes abord the U.S.S. Cerritos to test the crew. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the conscious ego and the unconscious behave in different ways, but ideally find a way to work together. In “I, Excretus,” a Starfleet drill instructor, Shari yn Yem, comes aboard the… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 2, Episode 8: “I, Excretus”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 2, Episode 7: “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Cerritos is hailed by Queen Paolana of Hysperia asking for repairs for her ship the Monaveen, while Ensigns Mariner and Boimler are tasked with bringing a sentient computer to the Daystrom Institute. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how James Hillman described the archetypal need for the Puer,or eternal… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 2, Episode 7: “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 2, Episode 6: “The Spy Humongous”
Synopsis: Captain Freeman is tasked with trying to negotiate peace on the Pakled home world while a Pakled prisoner requests asylum aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos,where anomaly consolidation day duties are being carried out. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what James Hillman called the acorn theory, that just as an acorn has… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 2, Episode 6: “The Spy Humongous”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 2, Episode 5: “An Embarrassment of Dooplers”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked with escorting a Doopler emissary to Starbase 25, which is also the site of an exclusive Starfleet party. This episode can be seen as illustrations of what Carl (C.G.) Jung called complexes, when bits of unconscious material becomes perceivable by the conscious ego. In “An Embarrassment of Dooplers” the… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 2, Episode 5: “An Embarrassment of Dooplers”
