Synopsis: Ensign Vorik experiences Pon-farr and manages to telepathically initiate the same in Lt. Torres. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when a complex brings bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious into the awareness of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego. In “Blood Fever” Ensign Vorik begins to go… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 16: “Blood Fever”
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 13: “For the Uniform”
Synopsis: Captain Sisko is confronted by his former Starfleet Security Chief Eddington, who is now a leader of the Maquis. While again there is much depth psychological content to this episode, I am going to explore it for the perspective of how it can be seen as an illustration of what happens when the myth… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 13: “For the Uniform”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 15: “Coda”
Synopsis: Captain Janeway is knocked unconscious and repeatedly has visions of her death. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when an individual’s rational conscious ego experiences a journey to the unconscious. In “Coda” Captain Kathryn Janeway is knocked unconscious when the shuttle Chakotay and she are in crash lands on… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 15: “Coda”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 12: “The Begotten”
Synopsis: Major Kira gives birth to the O’Brien’s child and Odo comes across a baby changeling. This episode is very rich in depth psychological material, but what I will highlight in this post is the idea of what is gained by trying to connect to the knowledge of the ancestors. In “The Begotten” there are… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 12: “The Begotten”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 14: “Alter Ego”
Synopsis: Ensign Kim asks for the help of Lt. Tuvok to rid him of unwanted emotions. In this episode Lt. Tuvok’s advice to Ensign Harry Kim reenforces my idea that there is much that can be learned about depth psychology through the Vulcan culture. Here Tuvok in his own way gives an explanation of what… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 14: “Alter Ego”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 13: “Fair Trade”
Synopsis: Mr. Neelix tries to prove his usefulness by obtaining a map of an unknown area of space. This episode is an illustration of how what Carl (C. G.) Jung called complexes can make the Logos-driven rational conscious ego come to terms with bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Fair Trade” Voyager… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 13: “Fair Trade”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 11: “The Darkness and the Light”
Synopsis: Members of the resistance cell that Major Kira was once part of are being killed and she investigates the murders. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the following passage written by Carl (C. G.) Jung: “Psychology does not know what good and evil are in themselves; it knows them only as… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 11: “The Darkness and the Light”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 10: “Rapture”
Synopsis: After being knocked unconscious by a surge of energy in a holosuite program, Captain Sisko, the Bajoran Emissary, starts to have visions. This episode is an illustration of what happens when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego identifies too closely with the energy of an archetype of the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Rapture” Captain Benjamin… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 10: “Rapture”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 12: “Macrocosm”
Synopsis: Voyager becomes overrun by viral lifeforms that grow very rapidly. This episode is an illustration of how what Carl (C. G.) Jung calls complexes erupt and become so great in strength that they force the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to come to terms with bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. Much like… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 12: “Macrocosm”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 11: “The Q and the Grey”
Synopsis: Voyager receives a visit from Q and then experiences several supernovas. This episode is an illustration of what happens when what Carl (C. G.) Jung would call a complex erupts and forces the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to come to terms with bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “The Q and… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 11: “The Q and the Grey”
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