Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 4: Magical Thinking”

Synopsis: Marla McGivers helped Khan and his followers defeat the Ceti-eels and also told Khan she was pregnant. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of projection—how an individual projects bits of their own unconscious onto another. In “Magical Thinking” Khan began the episode wanting to shield his… Continue reading Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 4: Magical Thinking”

Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 3: “Do Your Worst”

Synopsis: Khan and Richter return to the settlement and are celebrated, until tragedy strikes. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of inflation—the puffed up feeling that occurs when the conscious ego identifies too closely or for too long with the god-like power of an unconscious archetype. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 3: “Do Your Worst”

Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 2: “Scheherazade”

Synopsis: Khan takes McGivers with him on a survey expedition and discovers more than he bargained for. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of typology. How each of us have traits that seem to come more naturally to us and others that are difficult for us to… Continue reading Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 2: “Scheherazade”

Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 1: “Paradise”

Synopsis: The first days of the exile of Khan Noonien Singh and his followers on Ceti Alpha V are revealed through recordings made by Marla McGivers which were discovered by Dr. Lear. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called inflation—the puffed up feeling when the conscious ego… Continue reading Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 1: “Paradise”