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Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 21: “Before and After”

Synopsis: Kes begins traveling back in time causing her to remember the future. This episode speaks to James Hillman’s idea of the acorn theory, that just as the acorn has all the material it needs to become a tree, inside each of us is an inner daimon that has all the information we need to… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 21: “Before and After”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 18: “Business as Usual”

Synopsis: Quark’s cousin comes to Deep Space Nine with a dangerous business opportunity. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when a complex brings bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious to the attention of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego. “Business as Usual” begins with Quark learning that a downturn… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 18: “Business as Usual”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 20: “Favorite Son”

Synopsis: Ensign Kim is led to believe that he is not human, but a native of a planet inhabited mainly by women. Harkening back to the episode “The Lorelei Signal” from Star Trek: The Animated Series, this episode is a lesson in how the anima, the internal feminine ideal that is part of the male… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 20: “Favorite Son”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 19: “Rise”

Synopsis: Mr. Neelix and Lt. Tuvok go on a rescue mission together. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when a bit of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious forces the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to acknowledge and work with it. In “Rise” Lt. Tuvok and Mr. Neelix are assigned to… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 19: “Rise”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 16: “Doctor Bashir, I Presume”

Synopsis: When Dr. Bashir is chosen as the model for a new long term emergency medical hologram program, he is investigated, and a secret is found out. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious make their way into the awareness… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 16: “Doctor Bashir, I Presume”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 18: “Darkling”

Synopsis: The Doctor tries to improve his programming and gets more than he bargained for. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when too much material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious comes into the awareness of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego, and is not integrated into it. In “Darkling” The Doctor… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 18: “Darkling”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 15: “By Inferno’s Light”

Synopsis: An encoded Cardassian message that originated in the Gamma Quadrant is received at Deep Space Nine, which is then followed by a Jem’Hadar invasion. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious that make their way into the awareness of… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 15: “By Inferno’s Light”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 17: “Unity”

Synopsis: Commander Chakotay responds to a distress call and finds refugees from the Alpha Quadrant. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious come into the awareness of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and then when integrated into it make an individual more… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 17: “Unity”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 14: “In Purgatory’s Shadow”

Synopsis: An encoded Cardassian message that originated in the Gamma Quadrant is received at Deep Space Nine, which is then followed by a Jem’Hadar invasion. This episode can be seen as an illustration of just how little control the Logos-driven rational conscious ego has over the bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious that… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 14: “In Purgatory’s Shadow”