Synopsis: Infinity, Voyager, and their crews are attacked by Looms, a species of beings able to manipulate time itself. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the collective unconscious. “The Devourer of All Things, Part II” begins with the Infinity crew and Wesley Crusher finding themselves in… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 10: “The Devourer of All Things, Part II”
Blog
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 9: “The Devourer of All Things, Part I”
Synopsis: Infinity and her crew travel to the coordinates given by a mysterious entity. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what James Hillman termed the metaxy—the place between the conscious and unconscious, where healing can happen In “The Devourer of All Things, Part I,” Infinity arrives at the coordinates that Gwyndala (Gwyn)… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 9: “The Devourer of All Things, Part I”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 8: “Is There in Beauty No Truth?”
Synopsis: The crew of the Infinity travel to a colony of non-corporeal beings, who have sent a telepathic message to Fugitive Zero telling them that they can help them. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung termed the union of opposites—the conscious and the unconscious—facilitated by the transcendent… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 8: “Is There in Beauty No Truth?”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 7: “The Fast and the Curious”
Synopsis: Infinity and her crew utilize a Borg transwarp conduit in their efforts to rescue Captain Chakotay and the Protostar. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the unconscious has different ways of communicating than the conscious ego. In “The Fast and the Curious,” while Infinity makes its way to the spiral… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 7: “The Fast and the Curious”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 6: “Imposter Syndrome”
Synopsis: The Prodigy crew create hologram duplicates of themselves in order to take Infinity to rescue Captain Chakotay and the Protostar. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called projection—how the conscious ego projects bits of its own psyche onto another. In “Imposter Syndrome,” the Prodigy crew believe… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 6: “Imposter Syndrome”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 5: “Observer’s Paradox”
Synopsis: The Prodigy crew enlist the aid of a humpback whale in order to communicate with Murf. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the unconscious has different ways of making itself known compared to the conscious ego. In “Observer’s Paradox,” after the Infinity crew returns safely to Voyager, they are questioned… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 5: “Observer’s Paradox”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 4: “Temporal Mechanics 101”
Synopsis: Infinity travels in time to retrieve Gwyndala and then returns to Voyager. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s concept of the metaxy—the place in-between the conscious and unconscious where psychic healing can occur. In “Temporal Mechanics 101,” on Solum fifty-two years in the future, the crew on Infinity receives… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 4: “Temporal Mechanics 101”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 3: “Who Saves the Saviors?”
Synopsis: Infinity crash lands on Solum of the future while Gwyndala is challenged in Solum of the present. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s concept of the relationship between the puer, or eternal youth archetype, and that of the senex, or wise elder. In “Who Saves the Saviors,” Infinity crash… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 3: “Who Saves the Saviors?”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2: “Into the Breach, Part I and Part II”
Synopsis: While Gwyndala travels to Solum to try to prevent the start of a civil war, the rest of the Prodigy crew join Vice Admiral Janeway on her mission to save Captain Chakotay. This two-part episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory—that just as an acorn has everything inside it… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2: “Into the Breach, Part I and Part II”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 10: “Life, Itself”
Synopsis: Captain Burnham meets a Progenitor and is entrusted with the future of the Progenitors’ technology. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung referred to as the collective unconscious. In “Life Itself,” Captain Michael Burnham finds herself within the portal that holds the Progenitors’ technology. She is confronted… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 10: “Life, Itself”