Category: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Synopsis: Several months after Deep Space Nine was evacuated, things are not going well for the Federation. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego conflicts with the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “A Time to Stand” several months have passed since Captain Benjamin Sisko ordered… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 1: “A Time to Stand”

Synopsis: Deep Space Nine prepares for war. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego prepares to acknowledge and work with information from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Call to Arms” the personnel of Deep Space Nine feel war is imminent, and prepare for it.… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 26: “Call to Arms”

Synopsis: Jake Sisko has a plan on how to ease Captain Sisko’s depression. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego acknowledges information from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “In the Cards” Captain Benjamin Sisko begins the episode despondent over the state of affairs on… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 25: “In the Cards”

Synopsis: Chief O’Brien leads a team to Empok Nor, a disbanded Cardassian space station, in order to retrieve parts that Deep Space Nine needs for repairs. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the dangers that may exist for the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to explore the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Empok Nor”… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 24 “Empok Nor”

Synopsis: Deep Space Nine receives a message from the Maquis that they have launched undetectable missiles at Cardassia, and Captain Sisko enlists the help of a Starfleet officer turned Maquis leader to stop them. This episode can be seen as an illustration of projection, when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego projects bits of material from… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 23: “Blaze of Glory”

Synopsis: On its way back to Deep Space Nine, the crew of the Defiant encounters their own descendants, from an accident that stranded them on a planet in the Gamma Quadrant two hundred years in the past. Although there are many depth psychological themes running throughout this episode, I am going to focus on the… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 22: “Children of Time”

Synopsis: Lt. Commander Worf and Lt. Commander Dax join General Martok on a mission to find a missing Klingon battle cruiser. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how damaging it can be to the psyche when an individual is too one-sided, favoring the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and suppressing the Eros-driven irrational… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 21: “Soldiers of the Empire”

Synopsis: On Ferenginar Quark learns his mother has been having an affair with the Grand Nagus, while on Deep Space Nine Rom and Leeta are to be married. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how deeply the Logos-driven rational conscious ego sometimes tries to suppress the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Ferengi Love… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 20: “Ferengi Love Songs”

Synopsis: A Cardassian dissident arrives on Deep Space Nine so that he will be with Major Kira when he dies. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when bits of unconscious material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious that are held in a complex that had been suppressed before, erupt again, so… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 19: “Ties of Blood and Water”

Synopsis: Quark’s cousin comes to Deep Space Nine with a dangerous business opportunity. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when a complex brings bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious to the attention of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego. “Business as Usual” begins with Quark learning that a downturn… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5, Episode 18: “Business as Usual”