Synopsis: The U.S.S. Protostar crew is contacted by a former mentor of Dal R’El. This episode can be seen as an illustration of two of James Hillman’s theories – that our psyches are made up of different archetypal energies and of the relationship of the Great Mother archetype to the Puer, or eternal youth, archetype.… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 7: “First Con-tact”
Category: Star Trek: Prodigy
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 6: “Kobayashi”
Synopsis: After the crew comes to Dal R’El to tell him that they want to go to the Federation for help, he discovers the Starfleet training program for the Kobayashi Maru scenario in the holodeck and tries to defeat it. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s theory that the opposition… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 6: “Kobayashi”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 5: “Terror Firma”
Synopsis: The Diviner finds the U.S.S. Protostar, but the ship is able to escape using her protostar drive. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything it needs inside it to become an acorn, we all have inner daimons with all the information… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 5: “Terror Firma”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 4: “Dreamcatcher”
Synopsis: Dal R’El and the rest of the crew visit an uninhabited planet. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s later understanding of the collective unconscious, as something that we are all a part of. In “Dreamcatcher,” the sensors on the U.S.S. Protostar discover an M-class planet, and Hologram… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 4: “Dreamcatcher”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 3: “Star Struck”
Synopsis: Dal R’El and the rest of the crew learn about the U.S.S. Prototype from Hologram Janeway. This episode can be seen as illustrations of James Hillman’s idea of the relationship between the Puer, or eternal youth archetype, and the Senex, or wise elder archetype, that we all have in our psyches. In “Star Struck,”… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 3: “Star Struck”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2: “Lost and Found, Part I and Part II”
Synopsis: On the prison colony Tars Lamora, Dal R’El and several others locate an abandoned starship. This episode can be seen as illustrations of James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything it needs inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner daimons with all the information we need… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2: “Lost and Found, Part I and Part II”
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