Synopsis: The Enterprise travels to Skygowan to battle the Vezda. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory—that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner daimons inside us that have all the information we need to become who we were… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 10: “New Life and New Civilizations”
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 9: “Terrarium”
Synopsis: When Lt. Ortegas crash lands on a planetoid she is forced to work with a Gorn in order to survive. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of how projection can help an individual identify an unconscious complex and help make the psyche more whole. “Terrarium” began… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 9: “Terrarium”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 8: “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans”
Synopsis: Captain Pike, Nurse Chapel, Lt. Noonien-Singh, and Ensign Uhura are medically transformed into Vulcans to carry out an away team mission, but then decide that they do not want to change back into being human. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung described as inflation and deflation—when… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 8: “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 7: “What is Starfleet?”
Synopsis: A film documentarian is aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise during a challenging Starfleet mission. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what African-American writer and spiritualist, Luisah Teish, and Native Hawaiian Kahuna and Dianic High Priestess, Leilani Birely, referred to in their book On Holy Ground: Commitment and Devotion to Sacred Lands as… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 7: “What is Starfleet?”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 6: “The Selat That Ate Its Tail”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Farragut and the U.S.S. Enterprise combine forces to destroy a centuries-old scavenger ship, after which the crews learn the true identity of the vessel. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl Gustav (C. G.) Jung’s concept of projection—when the conscious ego projects its unconscious shadow onto another. In “The… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 6: “The Selat That Ate Its Tail”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 5: “Through the Lens of Time”
Synopsis: An exploratory away team mission to excavate an ancient structure uncovers something unexpected. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the conscious ego prioritizes its way of being in the world over that of the unconscious shadow. In “Through the Lens of Time,” an away team beams down to Vadia IX,… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 5: “Through the Lens of Time”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 4: “A Space Adventure Hour”
Synopsis: While the rest of the U.S.S. Enterprise crew is studying a neutron star, Captain Pike assigns Lt. Noonien-Singh the task of testing a prototype hologram program. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of unconscious material into itself through the process… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 4: “A Space Adventure Hour”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 3: “Shuttle to Kenfori”
Synopsis: When Captain Batel’s Gorn infestation becomes more acute, Captain Pike and Dr. M’Benga travel to a planet in a restricted zone to collect an ingredient to treat it, where they encounter zombie-like creatures and a Klingon determined to kill M’Benga. This episode can be seen as containing various illustrations of Jung’s concept of feeling-toned… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 3: “Shuttle to Kenfori”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 1: “Hegemony, Part II”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Enterprise rescues the landing party and colonist from Parnassus Beta captured by the Gorn, while avoiding an invasion by triggering a Gorn hibernation cycle. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when the conscious ego is in the grips of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called a feeling-toned… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 1: “Hegemony, Part II”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 10: “Hegemony”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Enterprise responds to a distress call from Captain Batel of the U.S.S. Cayuga. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when the conscious ego is in the grips of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called a feeling-toned complex. In “Hegemony,” Captain Marie Batel and Nurse Christine Chapel are… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 10: “Hegemony”