Synopsis: Captain Lorca disobeys a direct order from Starfleet Command, believing that Discovery can defeat the Klingons without the aid of any other starships. This episode can be seen as another illustration of what Carl (C.G.) Jung would call inflation, when the conscious ego identifies to closely with the god-like power of an archetype. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 9: Into the Forest I Go”
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Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 8: “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum”
Synopsis: The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to the planet Pahvo to find a way to penetrate Klingon cloaking technology. This episode can be seen as another illustration of what can happen when a conscious ego is overwhelmed by unconscious material. In “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum”Starfleet finds itself losing the war with… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 8: “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 7: “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad”
Synopsis: Lt. Stamets is the only one aboard Discovery that sees that the ship is experiencing a repeating time loop. This episode can be seen as another illustration of how individuals are all connected by a common collective unconscious. In “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad”the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery is throwing… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 7: “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 6: “Lethe”
Synopsis: Michael Burnham reaches out to Ambassador Sarek when she senses that he is in danger. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how individuals are all connected by a common collective unconscious. In “Lethe”Ambassador Sarek of Vulcan is in a shuttle heading to diplomatic mission in the Cancri System when a member… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 6: “Lethe”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 5: “Choose Your Pain”
Synopsis: Captain Lorca is abducted by Klingon forces while on Discovery, the condition of the tardigrade deteriorates. 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, humans have an inner daimon, that has all the information we… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 5: “Choose Your Pain”
Star Trek Discovery Season 1, Episode 4: “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry”
Synopsis: Captain Lorca tasks Michael Burnham with finding a way to weaponize the alien creature found aboard the U.S.S. Glenn. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what is possible when the conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of material from the unconscious into itself. In “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not fo the… Continue reading Star Trek Discovery Season 1, Episode 4: “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 3: “Context is for Kings”
Synopsis: Michael Burnham is brought to the U.S.S. Discovery by Captain Lorca to serve aboard the ship and aid him in his mission to win the war with the Klingon Empire. 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… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 3: “Context is for Kings”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 2: “Battle of the Binary Stars”
Synopsis: A battle breaks out between Starfleet Command and the now united Klingon Empire. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the deflation of the conscious ego that occurs after the inflation and one-sidedness, in a balancing circling back to the opposite action that Carl (C. G.) Jung called an enantiodromia. In “Battle… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 2: “Battle of the Binary Stars”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 1: “The Vulcan Hello”
Synopsis: The First Officer of the U.S.S. Shenzhou, Commander Burnham, accidentally kills a Klingon and then mutinies against Captain Georgiou in an ill-fated effort to stave off a war with the Klingon Empire. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when the conscious ego becomes inflated, not being able to recognize… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 1: “The Vulcan Hello”
Star Trek Beyond
Released: 20 July 2016 Synopsis: Krall takes revenge against the United Federation of Planets. This film can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the conscious ego ignores the capacity of an unconscious complex to gain insight and psychic healing. In Star Trek Beyond The U.S.S. Enterprise visits the new space station,… Continue reading Star Trek Beyond
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