Category: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Synopsis: Dr. Bashir falls in love with his genetically enhanced patient. This episode can be seen as an illustration of projection, which is one way that the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes aware of bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, making it stronger and the psyche more whole. When the bits of unconscious… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 5: “Chrysalis”

Synopsis: A visiting Vulcan Starfleet officer challenges Captain Sisko and his team to a baseball game. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how a wound creates a complex, which can be seen as an opportunity to expand self-knowledge. The reason being is that a complex is one way in which bits of… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 4: “Take Me Out to the Holosuite”

Synopsis: Ensign Dax tries to fit in on Deep Space Nine as Captain Sisko tries to keep her there. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens after one discovers their own inner daimon, as it relates to James Hillman’s acorn theory, the idea that just as an acorn has everything within… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 3: “Afterimage”

Synopsis: Captain Sisko finds the Orb of the Emissary and his origin story is revealed to him. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, the idea that just as an acorn has everything within it to become a tree, we all have an inner daimon that has all the… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 2: “Shadows and Symbols”

Synopsis: On Deep Space Nine Lt. Commander Worf prepares to go on a mission to ensure Lt. Commander Dax’s place in Sto-vo-kor, while on Earth Captain Sisko has a vision. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego is deflated bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 1: “Image in the Sand”

Synopsis: Captain Sisko defies a warning from the Prophets and leads an attack against Cardassia and the Dominion. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego suppresses bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Tears of the Prophets” Captain Benjamin Sisko is ordered… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 26: “Tears of the Prophets”

Synopsis: Defiant’s crew communicate with a Starfleet officer as they travel to her location to rescue her. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego can never truly know Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “The Sound of Her Voice” Defiant picks up a distress signal from Captain Lisa Cusak,… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 25: “The Sound of Her Voice”

Synopsis: Molly O’Brien falls into a time vortex when picnicking with her family. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how bits of Eros-driven irrational unconscious material come to the attention of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego through a complex. In “Time’s Orphan” the O’Brien family goes on a picnic on a nearby… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 24: “Time’s Orphan”

Synopsis: Quark must masquerade as a female in order for Zek to reclaim his position as Grand Nagus. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the importance of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego of those identifying as male to integrate bits of their inner ideal feminine, or anima. In “Prophet and Lace” Grand… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 23: “Profit and Lace”

Synopsis: When their runabout is attacked by a Jem’Hadar ship, Jake Sisko and Starfleet Cadet Nog are rescued by a Starfleet vessel crewed by a group of elite Starfleet cadets. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the relationship between the senex and the puer archetypes, which archetypal psychologist James Hillman believed was… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 22: “Valiant”