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Synopsis: Enterprise and her crew come across a small vessel adrift in space. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how unknowable the Eros-driven irrational unconscious can be to the Logos-driven rational conscious ego. In “Future Tense” Enterprise comes across a small vessel adrift in space. Captain Jonathan Archer orders that it be… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 16: “Future Tense”

Synopsis: Captain Archer is tasked with mediating negotiations between the Vulcans and the Andorians. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the relationship between three types of archetypal energy: the Puer, or eternal youth, the Senex, or wise elder, and the Great Mother. In “Cease Fire” Captain Jonathan Archer receives a transmission from… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 15: “Cease Fire”

Synopsis: While attending a medical conference, Dr. Phlox tries to discretely get information about a rare Vulcan disease which T’Pol has been infected with. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego refuses to acknowledge bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Stigma”… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 14: “Stigma”

Synopsis: A shuttlepod, in which Commander Tucker was piloting alone while testing upgrades, is shot at by an alien vessel and forced to land onto a moon. This episode can be seen as another illustration of how sometimes it can feel more uncomfortable than other times for the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to acknowledge bits… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 13: “Dawn”

Synopsis: Enterprise rides through a neutronic storm, with her crew and their unexpected guests sheltering in a catwalk. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how it can feel uncomfortable for the Logos-driven rational conscious ego when it acknowledges bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “The Catwalk” Enterprise is hailed… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 12: “The Catwalk”

Synopsis: Commander Tucker comes to the aid of a beautiful female alien held against her will in an alien stasis pod. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what it feels like for the Logos-driven rational conscious ego when it acknowledges bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, specifically one’s inner anima.… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 11: “Precious Cargo”

Synopsis: Ensign Sato experiences an odd sensation when she uses the transporter for the first time. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how real a dream or fantasy image can be. In “Vanishing Point” Ensign Hoshi Sato and Commander Charles (Trip) Tucker are in a cave on a planet looking at ancient… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 10: “Vanishing Point”

Synopsis: Sub-Commander T’Pol is the only member of the crew not affected by a strange radiation that Enterprise encounters when she travels to a trinary star system. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 9: “Singularity”

Synopsis: When a communicator is left behind on a planet, Captain Archer and Lt. Reed go back to retrieve it. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how a cultural complex comes into being.  “The Communicator” begins with Captain Jonathan Archer, Lt. Malcolm Reed, and Ensign Hoshi Sato returning from an away mission… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2 Episode 8: “The Communicator”