Category: Star Trek: Voyager

Synopsis: After Voyager’s crew causes the explosion of a Borg probe vessel, Captain Janeway decides to go after a damaged Borg sphere and take its transwarp drive. This episode can be seen as an illustration of inflation, when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego identifies too strongly or for too long with the god-like archetypal power… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 15: “Dark Frontier”

Synopsis: Voyager encounters what it believes is a wormhole but is really a lifeform that has the ability to control minds and digest starships. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how integrating bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious can be crucial to survival, even though sometimes it can be very… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 14: “Bliss”

Synopsis: After their shuttle crashes on a barren planet, Lt. Commander Tuvok, Ensign Paris, and The Doctor encounter a lone female survivor from a previous wreck. This episode can be seen as an illustration of projection, one way that the Logos-driven rational conscious ego can become aware of bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 13: “Gravity”

Synopsis: Photonic life forms take characters in a holodeck program as real. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how different the Eros-driven irrational unconscious processes information from the Logos-driven rational conscious ego, which is why it can be difficult for the conscious ego to incorporate bits of unconscious material into itself, in… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 12: “The Bride of Chaotica!”

Synopsis: The Doctor is forced to confront some painful memories. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how difficult it can be for the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to incorporate bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious into itself, in what Carl (C. G.) Jung called individuation, the process by which a… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 11: “Latent Image”

Synopsis: Captain Janeway provides safe harbor for a group of telepathic refugees. This episode can be seen as one more illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego incorporates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious into itself, in what Carl (C. G.) Jung called individuation, the process by which a psyche becomes more… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 10: “Counterpoint”

Synopsis: Lt. Paris is demoted to the rank of ensign after disobeying Captain Janeway’s direct order. This episode can be seen as yet another illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego incorporates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious into itself, in what Carl (C. G.) Jung called individuation, the process by which… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 9: “Thirty Days”

Synopsis: An injured alien latches onto Lt. Torres for survival and The Doctor consults a holographic representation of a notorious exobiologist. This episode, similar to the last one, “Infinite Regress,” can be seen as an illustration of how a complex can allow the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to incorporate bits of material from the Eros-driven… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 8: “Nothing Human”

Synopsis: When Voyager encounters debris from a destroyed Borg cube, Seven of Nine begins to experience personalities of those that have been assimilated. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called individuation, the process by which a psyche becomes more whole. This occurs when the Logos-driven rational conscious… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 7: “Infinite Regress”

Synopsis: Commander Chakotay and Ensign Kim return from the future to rescue Voyager and her crew. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego incorporates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious into itself, and how the unconscious operates differently than the conscious ego.… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 6: “Timeless”