Synopsis: Chief O’Brien tries to recover from memories of being in prison for twenty years, implanted in him by an alien race while he was on a mission on their planet. One of the several depth psychological themes that runs through this episode is how it can be seen as an illustration of one of… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 18: “Hard Time”
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Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 22: “Innocence”
Synopsis: Lt. Tuvok’s shuttle crash lands on a moon where he finds three aliens that appear to be humanoid children. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego tends to approach things differently than the Eros-driven unconscious, yet when the conscious ego acknowledges that there are other ways… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 22: “Innocence”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 17: “Rules of Engagement”
Synopsis: Lt. Commander Worf faces extradition to the Klingon Empire after he ordered that a transport vessel was fired upon. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego acknowledges and accepts bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, something occurs, which Carl (C. G.) called the… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 17: “Rules of Engagement”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 21: “Deadlock”
Synopsis: Trying to evade a Vidiian attack by traveling through a plasma drift results in the duplication of Voyager and her crew. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes aware of bits of material from the Eros-driven unconscious through what Carl (C. G.) Jung called a… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 21: “Deadlock”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 20: “Investigations”
Synopsis: Lt. Paris leaves Voyager in order to investigate the possibility of there being a spy among her crew. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the different modes of operating of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious in their ways of approaching sending information to the psyche. And… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 20: “Investigations”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 19: “Lifesigns”
Synopsis: A Vidiian woman dying of the Phage comes aboard Voyager and is treated by The Doctor. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung termed the union of opposites, or transcendent function, the way in which the conscious ego incorporates bits of material from the unconscious into itself,… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 19: “Lifesigns”
Star trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 16: “Accession”
Synopsis: A Bajoran poet is rescued from the wormhole after having been kept there for over 200 years by the Prophets, and now claims to be the Emissary. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory. This is his idea that just as an acorn has all the information inside… Continue reading Star trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 16: “Accession”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 18: “Death Wish”
Synopsis: A member of the Q Continuum comes aboard Voyager and asks for asylum. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the importance of Trickster energy when it comes to spurring on what Carl (C. G.) Jung termed the union of opposites, or transcendent function, the way in which the conscious ego incorporates… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 18: “Death Wish”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 4, Episode 15: “Bar Association”
Synopsis: Quark’s brother Rom goes against Ferengi law and tradition and organizes a strike. This episode can be seen as an illustration of some of the reactions that can occur when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego is made aware of bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. Sometimes the ego feels its way is… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 4, Episode 15: “Bar Association”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 17: “Dreadnought”
Synopsis: Voyager comes across a weapon that Lt. Torres reprogramed in order to attack the Cardassians when it was in the Alpha Quadrant, and now must destroy before it targets a populated planet in the Delta Quadrant. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens in the aftermath of inflation. Inflation is… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 17: “Dreadnought”