Synopsis: Lt. Commander Stamets and Cleveland Booker travel to Ni’Var on a scientific mission, Captain Burnham and her mother are sent to capture a Qowat Milat nun, while on the U.S.S. Discovery the consciousness of Gray Tal is integrated into a new body. This episode can be seen as various illustrations of what can happen… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 3: “Choose to Live”
Category: Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 2: “Anomaly”
Synopsis: The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery is sent to investigate an enormous space anomaly. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the creation of what Carl (C. G.) Jung described as a complex or psychic wound. In “Anomaly” Captain Michael Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery crew are sent to investigate the enormous… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 2: “Anomaly”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 1: “Kobayashi Maru”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery crew is sent to assist a Deep Space repair station. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s concept about the relationship between the opposing powers of the Puer, or eternal youth, and the Senex, or wise elder archetypal energies inside a human psyche. In “Kobayashi Maru” the… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 1: “Kobayashi Maru”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 13: “That Hope is You, Part 2”
Synopsis: The Discovery crew and the DOT-23 drones controlled by Sphere data regain control of the ship. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the union of opposites. In “That Hope is You, Part 2” the U.S.S. Discovery crew, aided by the DOT-23 drones, endure many obstacles… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 13: “That Hope is You, Part 2”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 12: “There is a Tide . . .”
Synopsis: After having taken control of the U.S.S. Discovery Osyraa takes the vessel to Federation Headquarters to try to negotiate an armistice between the Federation and the Emerald Chain. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung described as the conscious ego being one-sided when it tries to suppress… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 12: “There is a Tide . . .”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 11: “Su’Kal”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery and her crew travels to the Verubin Nebula to rescue a survivor of the Burn. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how what Carl (C. G.) Jung called projection. In “Su’Kal,” the U.S.S. Discovery crew determines that not only did the Burn occur in the Verubin Nebula, but… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 11: “Su’Kal”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episodes 9 and 10: “Terra Firma, Part 1 and Part 2”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery travels to Dannos V to try to heal the ailing Emperor Georgiou. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how what Carl (C. G.) Jung called individuation is a goal and never truly reached in a person’s lifetime. In “Terra Firma, Part 1,” the sphere data informs the U.S.S.… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episodes 9 and 10: “Terra Firma, Part 1 and Part 2”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 8 “The Sanctuary”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery travels to Kwejian to try to free it from the oppression of Osyraa and the Emerald Chain. This episode can also be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the collective unconscious in his later writings. In “The Sanctuary,” Cleveland (Book) Booker receives a message from his… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 8 “The Sanctuary”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 7: “Unification III”
Synopsis: Admiral Vance sends Commander Burham to Ni’Var, the planet formerly known as Vulcan. This episode can also be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the union of opposites, when the conscious ego acknowledges bits of unconscious material and integrates them into itself. In “Unification III,” Commander Michael Burnham and… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 7: “Unification III”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 6: “Scavengers”
Synopsis: Commander Burham receives a message from Cleveland Booker and decides to disobey orders and rescue him. This episode can also be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called a complex. In “Scavengers,” after the Discovery and her crew have gained the probationary respect of Admiral Charles Vance, Commander and Chief… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 6: “Scavengers”