Synopsis: When Captain Batel’s Gorn infestation becomes more acute, Captain Pike and Dr. M’Benga travel to a planet in a restricted zone to collect an ingredient to treat it, where they encounter zombie-like creatures and a Klingon determined to kill M’Benga. This episode can be seen as containing various illustrations of Jung’s concept of feeling-toned… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 3: “Shuttle to Kenfori”
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 2: “Wedding Bell Blues”
Synopsis: While Captain Batel continues her recovery from her Gorn infestation through the use of Illyrian blood, an alien with the power to shift realities comes aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. This episode can be seen as an illustration of why the conscious ego is wary of losing control to the unconscious, as well as what… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 2: “Wedding Bell Blues”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 1: “Hegemony, Part II”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Enterprise rescues the landing party and colonist from Parnassus Beta captured by the Gorn, while avoiding an invasion by triggering a Gorn hibernation cycle. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when the conscious ego is in the grips of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called a feeling-toned… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 1: “Hegemony, Part II”
Star Trek: Section 31
Premiered 24 January 2025 on Paramount + Synopsis: Section 31 operatives enlist the aid of the Terran Emperor in order to save the universe from a weapon she ordered created. This film can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory—that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak… Continue reading Star Trek: Section 31
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 5, Episode 10: “The New Next Generation”
Synopsis: The crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos save the multiverse. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s concept of the metaxy—the place between the conscious and unconscious, where healing can occur. In “The New Next Generation,” Lieutenant Junior Grade Bradward (Brad) Boimler receives the message from his clone, Captain William Boimler… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 5, Episode 10: “The New Next Generation”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 5, Episode 9: “Fissure Quest”
Synopsis: The crews of the U.S.S. Anaximander and the U.S.S. Beagle work together to save the multiverse. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how Carl (C. G.) Jung perceived the conscious and unconscious working differently. In “Fissure Quest,” the clone of Lieutenant Junior Grade Bradward (Brad) Boimler, who goes by the name… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 5, Episode 9: “Fissure Quest”
Star Treks: Lower Decks – Season 5, Episode 8: “Upper Decks”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Cerritos crew works together to fight off an attack of Clickets. This episode can be seen as an illustration of two of James Hillman’s central concepts of archetypal psychology. In “Upper Decks,” the U.S.S. Cerritos is near Bhunger V, feeding ground of the buhgoon, a space whale-like species. Freeman holds a staff… Continue reading Star Treks: Lower Decks – Season 5, Episode 8: “Upper Decks”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 5, Episode 7: “Fully Dilated”
Synopsis: Lieutenants junior grade Mariner, Tendi, and T’Lyn take on an away mission to retrieve technology left behind on a pre-warp planet. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of projection—one way the conscious ego becomes aware of a complex by projecting bits of its own psyche onto… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 5, Episode 7: “Fully Dilated”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 5, Episode 6: “Of Gods and Angels”
Synopsis: A new ensign comes aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos while the ship is hosting a peach negotiation. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory—that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner daimons with all the information we need to… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 5, Episode 6: “Of Gods and Angels”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 5, Episode 5: “Starbase 80?!”
Synopsis: After the ship’s navigation systems fail, the U.S.S. Cerritos is forced to dock at Starbase 80. This episode can be seen as another illustration of what Carl (C.G.) Jung called a feeling-toned complex. In “Starbase 80?!,” Lt. Beckett Mariner has a complete meltdown on the bridge of the U.S.S. Cerritos when Captain Carol Freeman… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 5, Episode 5: “Starbase 80?!”
