Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 5: “Die Trying”

Synopsis: Discovery arrives at Federation and Starfleet Headquarters and her crew goes on a mission to try to prove to Admiral Vance that they should remain together. This episode can also be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the transcendent function. In “Die Trying,” after Discovery arrives at the headquarters… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 5: “Die Trying”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 4: “Forget Me Not”

Synopsis: Commander Burnham and Adira Tal go to Trill to try to recover the memories of the Tal symbiont. This episode can also be seen as an illustration of what James Hillman called the acorn theory. In “Forget Me Not,” Doctor Hugh Culber suggests that a possible way for Adira Tal to access the memory… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 4: “Forget Me Not”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 3: “People of Earth”

Synopsis: After the reunion of Commander Burnham and Discovery, the crew heads for Earth. This episode can also be seen as illustrations of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called projection, when an individual projects bits of their own unconscious material onto another. In “People of Earth,” Discovery heads to Earth, looking for answers as to… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 3: “People of Earth”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 2: “Far from Home”

Synopsis: Discovery arrives in the future and crash lands on a planet. This episode can also be seen as illustrations of what James Hillman called the acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything it needs inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner daimons that have all the information we… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 2: “Far from Home”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 1: “That Hope is You, Part 1”

Synopsis: Commander Burnham arrives alone 930 years in the future. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what James Hillman called the acorn theory. In “That Hope is You, Part 1,” Commander Michael Burnham arrives in the future through a wormhole and is hurdled into a passing starship, causing both Burnham and the… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 1: “That Hope is You, Part 1”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episodes 13 and 14: “Such Sweet Sorrow, Part I and Part II”

Synopsis: Commander Burnham and Discovery’s crew come to understand what needs to be done to save all sentient life in the galaxy. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s later understanding of the collective unconscious, that it is something that humans are a part of and that it connects… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episodes 13 and 14: “Such Sweet Sorrow, Part I and Part II”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 12: “Through the Valley of Shadows”

Synopsis: Captain Pike is forced to make a choice about his destiny. This episode can be seen as another illustration of Jame’s Hillman’s acorn theory, the concept that just as acorns have everything inside them to become an oak tree, we all have an inner daimon that has all the information we need to achieve… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 12: “Through the Valley of Shadows”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 11: “Perpetual Infinity”

Synopsis: The Red Angel’s purpose for time travel is revealed. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the rational conscious ego needs to acknowledge and integrate bits of unconscious material into itself to become stronger and the psyche more whole. In “Perpetual Infinity” on the Section 31 vessel, NCIA-93, Control takes over… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 11: “Perpetual Infinity”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 10: “The Red Angel”

Synopsis: Commander Burnham allows herself to be used as bait in a plan to capture the Red Angel. This episode can be seen as illustrations of how sometimes the conscious ego can identify too closely with the god-like energy of an archetype to create a complex, here, the Puer or Puella Hero. “The Red Angel”… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 10: “The Red Angel”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 9: “Project Daedalus”

Synopsis: Admiral Cornwell comes aboard Discovery and takes her to Section 31 Headquarters in an effort to disable Control. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how sometimes the conscious ego fights off acknowledging and incorporating unconscious material. In “Project Daedalus” Admiral Katrina Cornwell comes aboard Discovery covertly. She tells Captain Christopher Pike… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 9: “Project Daedalus”