Category: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Synopsis: Due to an equipment malfunction when passing through the wormhole, Major Kira and Dr. Bashir find themselves in an alternate universe. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what it is like to face one’s shadow. In “Crossover” because of an engine malfunction that occurs when their runabout is going through the… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 23: “Crossover”

Synopsis: Garak suddenly becomes ill and Dr. Bashir discovers more than he anticipated when he tries to heal him. This episode can be seen as an exploration of the character of Elim Garak, which reveals him to possess Trickster energy as embodied by Mercury, also known as Hermes. In “The Wire” Garak mysteriously falls ill… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 22: “The Wire”

Synopsis: Renegade Federation forces attack Cardassian ships in an effort to disrupt the peace between the Federation and Cardassia. These two episodes are really the telling of one story in two parts, so I will address them together in this one post. The depth psychological concept that is illustrated here is the idea that those… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episodes 20 and 21: “The Maquis, Parts I and II”

Synopsis: Three Klingons with whom Curzon Dax took a blood oath of revenge come aboard the station. This episode illustrates one of the more controversial teachings of Carl (C. G.) Jung, that the Western psyche is unable to truly embody Eastern ways of being. In “Blood Oath” three Klingon warriors, Kor, Koloth, and Kang, come… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 19: “Blood Oath”

Synopsis: A woman from Quark’s past comes aboard Deep Space Nine. This episode focuses on how love can be the catalyst to opening up the relationship between the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Profit and Loss” a Cardassian woman, Professor Natima Lang, along with her students Rekelen and Hogue, are… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 18: “Profit and Loss”

Synopsis: Lt. Dax is appointed the field trainer for a Trill initiate. This episode focuses on the joining process of a Trill host and its symbiont, which can be seen to be analogous to the relationship between the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Playing God” Lt. Jadzia Dax must give… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 17: “Playing God”

Synopsis: Chief of Security Odo and Lt. Dax discover a village that is a projection created by one individual. This episode is an illustration of how the psyche uses projection to allow the Logos-driven rational unconscious ego to perceive elements from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Shadowplay” Deep Space Nine’s Chief of Security Odo and… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 16: “Shadowplay”

Synopsis: Commander Sisko and Chief O’Brien are stranded on a planet where an Earth colony has banned modern technology. This episode is an illustration of what happens when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego visits the underworld. In “Paradise” Deep Space Nine’s Commander Benjamin Sisko and Chief of Operations, Miles O’Brien are mapping an area in… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 15: “Paradise”

Synopsis: Chief O’Brien returns to Deep Space Nine to find things changed. This episode is an illustration of what happens when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego believes that it is all there is in the psyche. In “Whispers” Deep Space Nine’s Chief of Operations, Miles O’Brien is seen returning from the Parada System, where he… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 14: “Whispers”

Synopsis: Dr. Bashir and Chief O’Brien try to help end a centuries-long war between two peoples. This episode is an illustration of how sometimes the Logos-driven rational conscious ego will fight to keep itself free of bits of material from its Eros-driven irrational unconscious, even if it means killing off bits of itself in order… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 13: “Armageddon Game”