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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine- Season 7, Episode 17: “Penumbra”

Synopsis: The Prophets appear to Captain Sisko, Lt. Dax goes against orders to search for Lt. Commander Worf, while the Pan-wraith make Dukat feel loved. This episode can be seen as illustrations of James Hillman’s acorn theory, the concept that just as an acorn has all the genetic information inside it to grow into a… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine- Season 7, Episode 17: “Penumbra”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 19: “Think Tank”

Synopsis: An alien places a bounty on Voyager because he wants to add Seven of Nine to his think tank. This episode contains various illustrations of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called inflation, which is when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes too attached to the god-like power of archetypes found in the Eros-driven irrational… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 19: “Think Tank”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 18: “The Fight”

Synopsis: Voyager becomes trapped in an area of chaotic space, where its inhabitants try to reach Commander Chakotay through his unconscious to assist the crew in getting out of the dangerous place. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how what Carl (C. G.) Jung called a complex allows bits of material from… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 18: “The Fight”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 17: “Course: Oblivion”

Synopsis: Voyager’s crew discovers that they are biometric copies of the original crew that once visited a Demon-Class planet. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the existence of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of the Eros-driven irrational unconscious as part of the psyche, in addition to the Logos-driven rational conscious ego. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 17: “Course: Oblivion”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 16: “Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges”

Synopsis: Sloan from Section 31 uses Dr. Bashir in an intelligence operation. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how necessary the Eros-driven irrational unconscious is in the psyche to balance out the Logos-driven rational conscious. In “Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges” the Romulan Senator Cretak visits Deep Space Nine before a conference… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 16: “Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 15: “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bong”

Synopsis: A jack-in-the-box in Vic Fontaine’s holosuite program appears, which requires much of the senior staff to come to the holographic character’s rescue to restore the program to normal operating parameters. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how Trickster energy can be a conduit for change in the Logos-driven rational conscious. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 15: “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bong”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 15: “Dark Frontier”

Synopsis: After Voyager’s crew causes the explosion of a Borg probe vessel, Captain Janeway decides to go after a damaged Borg sphere and take its transwarp drive. This episode can be seen as an illustration of inflation, when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego identifies too strongly or for too long with the god-like archetypal power… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 15: “Dark Frontier”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 14: “Chimera”

Synopsis: Odo comes across a fellow changeling, which causes him to reevaluate his life. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how difficult it can be to acknowledge and integrate of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious into the Logos-driven rational conscious. In “Chimera” while returning back to Deep Space Nine in a… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 14: “Chimera”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 14: “Bliss”

Synopsis: Voyager encounters what it believes is a wormhole but is really a lifeform that has the ability to control minds and digest starships. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how integrating bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious can be crucial to survival, even though sometimes it can be very… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 14: “Bliss”