Synopsis: An injured alien latches onto Lt. Torres for survival and The Doctor consults a holographic representation of a notorious exobiologist. This episode, similar to the last one, “Infinite Regress,” can be seen as an illustration of how a complex can allow the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to incorporate bits of material from the Eros-driven… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 8: “Nothing Human”
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Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 7: “Infinite Regress”
Synopsis: When Voyager encounters debris from a destroyed Borg cube, Seven of Nine begins to experience personalities of those that have been assimilated. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called individuation, the process by which a psyche becomes more whole. This occurs when the Logos-driven rational conscious… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 7: “Infinite Regress”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 9: “Covenant”
Synopsis: Colonel Kira is abducted by Dukat, who has become the master of a Bajoran religious cult. This episode can be seen as an illustration of inflation, a necessary but potentially dangerous step in individuation, what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the process of making the psyche more whole. Individuation being the ongoing process by… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 9: “Covenant”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 6: “Timeless”
Synopsis: Commander Chakotay and Ensign Kim return from the future to rescue Voyager and her crew. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego incorporates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious into itself, and how the unconscious operates differently than the conscious ego.… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 6: “Timeless”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 8: “The Siege of AR-558”
Synopsis: Captain Sisko and an away team help a depleted troop of Starfleet officers hold a captured Dominion communications array. 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 a tree, we all have an inner daimon that has all… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 8: “The Siege of AR-558”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 5: “Once Upon a Time”
Synopsis: Neelix takes care of Naomi Wildman while her mother is on an away mission. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego no longer needs to project bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious onto another individual once it has acknowledged and integrated the material into… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 5: “Once Upon a Time”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 7: “Once More into the Breach”
Synopsis: Lt. Commander Worf helps an aging Klingon warrior take part in one last great battle. This episode can be seen as both an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become a tree, we all have an inner daimon that has all the information we… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 7: “Once More into the Breach”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 4: “In the Flesh”
Synopsis: Voyager’s crew comes across a simulation of Starfleet Headquarters created by Species 8472. This episode can be seen as an illustration of one way the Logos-driven rational conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “In the Flesh” Voyager’s crew happens upon a perfect simulation of Starfleet Headquarters.… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 4: “In the Flesh”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 6: “Treachery, Faith, and the Great River”
Synopsis: Odo goes on a mission to save the life of a valuable informant and finds someone else instead, while on Deep Space Nine Ensign Nog engages in trade to acquire a stabilizer for Defiant. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how we all carry the beliefs and experiences of our ancestors… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 6: “Treachery, Faith, and the Great River”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 3: “Extreme Risk”
Synopsis: Voyager’s crew must build a new vessel in order to retrieve a probe that has become marooned while Lt. Torres works through her psychic wounds. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how a psychic wound can create what Carl (C. G.) Jung calls a complex, which is one way the Logos-driven… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 3: “Extreme Risk”
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