Synopsis: An experiment on a subspace fold causes the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise to start singing their emotions. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how what Carl (C. G.) Jung called a feeling-toned complex makes itself perceivable to the conscious ego. In “Subspace Rhapsody,” Lt. Spock and Ensign Nyota Uhura are… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 9 “Subspace Rhapsody”
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 8: “Under the Cloak of War”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Enterprise is tasked with providing transportation for a controversial Klingon ambassador to a Starbase. In this episode there is an illustration of masking, which in the neurodiverse community refers to the need of hiding one’s true identity from society. In “Under the Cloak of War” the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise is… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 8: “Under the Cloak of War”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 7: “Those Old Scientists”
Synopsis: While investigating a time portal, Ensign Boimler and Ensign Mariner are sent back in time to the U.S.S. Enterprise commanded by Captain Pike. This episode illustrates what Carl (C.G.) Jung called a cultural complex—a common wound felt by all members of a particular group or society. In “Those Old Scientists” the U.S.S. Cerritos is… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 7: “Those Old Scientists”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 6: “Lost in Translation”
Synopsis: Captain Pike and the crews of the U.S.S. Enterprise and the U.S.S. Farragut are tasked with completing work on a refinery that will be used for refueling starships. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how an individual’s unconscious communicates differently than one’s conscious ego, and how the ego resists this way… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 6: “Lost in Translation”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 5: “Charades”
Synopsis: In a shuttle accident an alien being saves Lt. Spock’s life, but also makes him fully human. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what it is like for a neurodivergent individual who is trying to fit into a neurotypical society. In “Charades” Lt. Spock and Nurse Christine Chapel are in a… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 5: “Charades”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 4: “Among the Lotus Eaters”
Synopsis: The crew of the Enterprise is sent to a planet where individuals forget their identities. In one sense, 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, humans have inner daimons that have all the information we… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 4: “Among the Lotus Eaters”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 3: “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”
Synopsis: Lt. Noonien-Singh is sent back in time to restore her timeline, which means the ending of an alternate one. In this episode there is a situation which can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C.G.) Jung called an enantiodromia, or that everything turns into its opposite. In “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow,”… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 3: “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 2: “Ad Aspera Per Aspera”
Synopsis: Commander Chin-Riley goes on trial for concealing to Starfleet that she is an Illyrian. This episode can be seen as an illustration of masking, which in the neurodiverse community refers to feeling that one must try to pass as someone that one is not in order to better fit into a neurotypical society. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 2: “Ad Aspera Per Aspera”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 1: “The Broken Circle”
Synopsis: While Captain Pike is away, Lt. Spock is left in charge of the U.S.S. Enterprise and takes the ship and her crew on an unauthorized rescue mission. There is much going on in this episode, but what I will comment on is how it can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C.… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 1: “The Broken Circle”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 10: “The Quality of Mercy”
Synopsis: When Captain Pike believes that he has found a way to escape the fate that was revealed to him, he is met by a future version of himself who dissuades him from it. This episode can be seen as an unusual illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, the concept that just as acorns have… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 10: “The Quality of Mercy”
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