Category: Star Trek: Voyager

Synopsis: Voyager’s crew comes across a group of Klingon’s who believe that Lt. Torres’s unborn child is their savior. This episode is yet another illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of projection. Projection being one way that the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes aware of bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 7, Episode 14: “Prophecy”

Synopsis: When convicted killers are transported to Voyager, Seven of Nine sees something in one of them that reminds her of herself. This episode illustrates Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of projection. Projection being one way that the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes aware of bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Repentance”… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 7, Episode 13: “Repentance”

Synopsis: Lt. Torres becomes pregnant and is forced to face a complex. This episode illustrates Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of a complex. A complex being one way that the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes aware of bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Lineage” Lt. B’Elanna Torres learns that she is pregnant.… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 7, Episode 12: “Lineage”

Synopsis: Voyager and her crew are divided into different time periods. This episode illustrates one of the therapeutic methods used in analytical psychology, the process of the union of the two opposites: the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Shattered” Voyager is hit by a temporal space anomaly that divides the vessel into… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 7, Episode 11: “Shattered”

Synopsis: Voyager’s crew encounters hologram programs that have learned to kill. This episode illustrates how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego becomes inflated when it identifies to strongly with the god-like powers of an archetype contained in the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Flesh and Blood” Voyager receives a distress call from a Hirogen training facility, where… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 7, Episodes 9 and 10: “Flesh and Blood, Part I and Part II”

Synopsis: Ensign Kim seizes an opportunity to take command of a mission with unanticipated results. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how much the Logos-driven rational conscious ego wants to be in charge of the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, but how impossible that really is. In “Nightingale” Voyager is set down on a… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 7, Episode 8: “Nightingale”

Synopsis: In order to hide The Doctor’s Emergency Medical Hologram Program, Seven of Nine downloads it into herself. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when there is an imbalance between the needs of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Body and Soul” while Ensign Harry… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 7, Episode 7: “Body and Soul”

Synopsis: Lt. Barclay, in the Alpha Quadrant, tries to send a hologram message to Voyager in the Delta Quadrant. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how difficult communication can sometimes be between the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Inside Man” as part of the Pathfinder Project, Lt.… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 7, Episode 6: “Inside Man”

Synopsis: The Doctor’s hologram program is stolen and sold to the operator of an alien hospital ship. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how difficult it can be for the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to acknowledge and accept bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Critical Care” an alien trader… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 7, Episode 5: “Critical Care”

Synopsis: Lt. Commander Tuvok discovers that he has been the subject of a mind control experiment. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how a one-sided psyche, privileging the Logos-driven rational conscious ego over the Eros-driven irrational unconscious can be considered unstable. In “Repression” the members of Voyager’s crew that were formerly part… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 7, Episode 4: “Repression”