Synopsis: Dr. Bashir falls in love with his genetically enhanced patient. This episode can be seen as an illustration of projection, which is one way that the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes aware of bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, making it stronger and the psyche more whole. When the bits of unconscious… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 5: “Chrysalis”
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Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 2: “Drone”
Synopsis: A Borg clone that was accidentally created aboard Voyager from 29th century technology saves the vessel and her crew from the Borg. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung would call the union of opposites. This occurs when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 2: “Drone”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 4: “Take Me Out to the Holosuite”
Synopsis: A visiting Vulcan Starfleet officer challenges Captain Sisko and his team to a baseball game. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how a wound creates a complex, which can be seen as an opportunity to expand self-knowledge. The reason being is that a complex is one way in which bits of… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 4: “Take Me Out to the Holosuite”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 1: “Night”
Synopsis: In an area devoid of stars, Voyager’s crew comes across two alien species, one dumping radiation into the space of another, while Janeway fights her internal demons. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the operations of inflation and deflation are part of the overall process of individuation, the way by… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 1: “Night”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 3: “Afterimage”
Synopsis: Ensign Dax tries to fit in on Deep Space Nine as Captain Sisko tries to keep her there. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens after one discovers their own inner daimon, as it relates to James Hillman’s acorn theory, the idea that just as an acorn has everything within… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 3: “Afterimage”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 2: “Shadows and Symbols”
Synopsis: Captain Sisko finds the Orb of the Emissary and his origin story is revealed to him. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, the idea that just as an acorn has everything within it to become a tree, we all have an inner daimon that has all the… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 2: “Shadows and Symbols”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 1: “Image in the Sand”
Synopsis: On Deep Space Nine Lt. Commander Worf prepares to go on a mission to ensure Lt. Commander Dax’s place in Sto-vo-kor, while on Earth Captain Sisko has a vision. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego is deflated bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 1: “Image in the Sand”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 26: “Tears of the Prophets”
Synopsis: Captain Sisko defies a warning from the Prophets and leads an attack against Cardassia and the Dominion. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego suppresses bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Tears of the Prophets” Captain Benjamin Sisko is ordered… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 26: “Tears of the Prophets”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 25: “The Sound of Her Voice”
Synopsis: Defiant’s crew communicate with a Starfleet officer as they travel to her location to rescue her. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego can never truly know Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “The Sound of Her Voice” Defiant picks up a distress signal from Captain Lisa Cusak,… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 25: “The Sound of Her Voice”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 24: “Time’s Orphan”
Synopsis: Molly O’Brien falls into a time vortex when picnicking with her family. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how bits of Eros-driven irrational unconscious material come to the attention of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego through a complex. In “Time’s Orphan” the O’Brien family goes on a picnic on a nearby… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 24: “Time’s Orphan”