Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 4: Magical Thinking”

Synopsis: Marla McGivers helped Khan and his followers defeat the Ceti-eels and also told Khan she was pregnant. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of projection—how an individual projects bits of their own unconscious onto another. In “Magical Thinking” Khan began the episode wanting to shield his… Continue reading Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 4: Magical Thinking”

Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 3: “Do Your Worst”

Synopsis: Khan and Richter return to the settlement and are celebrated, until tragedy strikes. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of inflation—the puffed up feeling that occurs when the conscious ego identifies too closely or for too long with the god-like power of an unconscious archetype. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 3: “Do Your Worst”

Star Trek: Scouts – Season 1, Episode 3: “Star Trek Scouts Make FIREWORKS in Space – Asteroid Blaster #3”

Synopsis: The Star Trek Scouts team defeat a chalk asteroid using a hammer to make fireworks. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the importance of the eros or the unconscious, here reflected as art, as well as logos, or the rational conscious, here represented by the science behind the crew’s actions. “Star… Continue reading Star Trek: Scouts – Season 1, Episode 3: “Star Trek Scouts Make FIREWORKS in Space – Asteroid Blaster #3”

Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 2: “Scheherazade”

Synopsis: Khan takes McGivers with him on a survey expedition and discovers more than he bargained for. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of typology. How each of us have traits that seem to come more naturally to us and others that are difficult for us to… Continue reading Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 2: “Scheherazade”

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 10: “New Life and New Civilizations”

Synopsis: The Enterprise travels to Skygowan to battle the Vezda. 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 inside us that have all the information we need to become who we were… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 10: “New Life and New Civilizations”

Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 1: “Paradise”

Synopsis: The first days of the exile of Khan Noonien Singh and his followers on Ceti Alpha V are revealed through recordings made by Marla McGivers which were discovered by Dr. Lear. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called inflation—the puffed up feeling when the conscious ego… Continue reading Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 1: “Paradise”

Star Trek: Scouts – Season 1, Episode 2: “Star Trek Scouts Smash a MEATBALL Asteroid in Space – Asteroid Blaster #2”

Synopsis: The Star Trek Scouts team defeats a meatball asteroid using a fork to cut it into tiny meaty bits. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the importance of diversity—the inclusion of individuals with different talents and attributes, and inclusivity—the idea that everybody has a place in the universe, or in Star… Continue reading Star Trek: Scouts – Season 1, Episode 2: “Star Trek Scouts Smash a MEATBALL Asteroid in Space – Asteroid Blaster #2”

Star Trek: Scouts – Season 1, Episode 1, “Star Trek Scouts Defeat a SOAPY Asteroid in Space – Asteroid Blaster #1”

Synopsis: The Star Trek Scouts team defeats a soapy asteroid using a water tank to turn it into bubbles. This episode can be seen as an illustration of concepts put forth by archetypal psychologist, James Hillman, about the relationships between the Senex and Puer archetypes and the Puer and the Great Mother archetypes. In “Star… Continue reading Star Trek: Scouts – Season 1, Episode 1, “Star Trek Scouts Defeat a SOAPY Asteroid in Space – Asteroid Blaster #1”

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 9: “Terrarium”

Synopsis: When Lt. Ortegas crash lands on a planetoid she is forced to work with a Gorn in order to survive. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of how projection can help an individual identify an unconscious complex and help make the psyche more whole. “Terrarium” began… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 9: “Terrarium”

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 8: “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans”

Synopsis: Captain Pike, Nurse Chapel, Lt. Noonien-Singh, and Ensign Uhura are medically transformed into Vulcans to carry out an away team mission, but then decide that they do not want to change back into being human. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung described as inflation and deflation—when… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 8: “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans”