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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 9: The Ascent”

Synopsis: Odo and Quark crash land on a baren planet while on Deep Space Nine Jake Sisko and Starfleet Academy Cadet Nog become roommates. This episode is an illustration of what happens in the place in between the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious that archetypal psychologist James Hillman called the metaxy.… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 9: The Ascent”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 10: “Warlord”

Synopsis: An injured alien transfers his consciousness into Kes. This episode is an illustration of what happens when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego identifies too much with the god-like power of an archetype from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Warlord” Voyager’s crew rescues the crew of a small ship about to explode. One of its… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 10: “Warlord”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 8: “Things Past”

Synopsis: Captain Sisko, Lt. Commander Dax, Odo, and Garak are returned to the past, when Deep Space Nine was under Cardassian control. In this episode we can see what happens when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego suppresses bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, and what happens when they erupt into its purview through… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 8: “Things Past”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 9: “Future’s End, Part II”

Synopsis: Captain Janeway and her crew try to stop Henry Starling from taking the timeship into the future. This episode is an illustration of how far the Logos-driven rational conscious ego will go to avoid bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious coming into its awareness. In “Future’s End, Part II” Voyager’s crew is… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 9: “Future’s End, Part II”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 7: “Let He Who is Without Sin . . .”

Synopsis: Lt. Commander Dax, Lt. Commander Worf, Dr. Bashir, Leeta and Quark travel to Risa for a vacation. In this episode we can see what happens when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes too one-sided and also the healing that can take place when bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious are acknowledged by… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 7: “Let He Who is Without Sin . . .”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 6: “Trials and Tribble-ations”

Synopsis: While returning to Deep Space Nine with the Bajoran Orb of Time, the Defiant is thrown back in time to the 23rd century. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how a complex can allow bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious to come to the attention of the Logos-driven rational… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 6: “Trials and Tribble-ations”

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 7: “Sacred Ground”

Synopsis: Kes is critically injured when she inadvertently enters a religious shrine, and Captain Janeway does everything within her power to try to save her. This episode is an illustration of how difficult it can be to bring bits of material from the Eros-driven unconscious into the awareness of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 7: “Sacred Ground”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 5: “The Assignment”

Synopsis: A Bajoran Pah’wraith takes over Keiko O’Brien’s body in order to force Chief O’Brien to create a way to destroy the Prophets that live in the wormhole. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how sometimes one character who embodies the energy of the Senex, or wise old man, needs a little… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 5: “The Assignment”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 4: “Nor the Battle to the Strong”

Synopsis: Jake Sisko accompanies Dr. Bashir to assist at a hospital in a war zone and learns much about himself. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what the Logos-driven rational conscious ego goes through when it is confronted by bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious shadow and is forced to… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 4: “Nor the Battle to the Strong”