Category: Star Trek: Voyager

Synopsis: Neelix takes care of Naomi Wildman while her mother is on an away mission. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego no longer needs to project bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious onto another individual once it has acknowledged and integrated the material into… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 5: “Once Upon a Time”

Synopsis: Voyager’s crew comes across a simulation of Starfleet Headquarters created by Species 8472. This episode can be seen as an illustration of one way the Logos-driven rational conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “In the Flesh” Voyager’s crew happens upon a perfect simulation of Starfleet Headquarters.… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 4: “In the Flesh”

Synopsis: Voyager’s crew must build a new vessel in order to retrieve a probe that has become marooned while Lt. Torres works through her psychic wounds. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how a psychic wound can create what Carl (C. G.) Jung calls a complex, which is one way the Logos-driven… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 3: “Extreme Risk”

Synopsis: A Borg clone that was accidentally created aboard Voyager from 29th century technology saves the vessel and her crew from the Borg. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung would call the union of opposites. This occurs when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 2: “Drone”

Synopsis: In an area devoid of stars, Voyager’s crew comes across two alien species, one dumping radiation into the space of another, while Janeway fights her internal demons. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the operations of inflation and deflation are part of the overall process of individuation, the way by… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 1: “Night”

Synopsis: An alien with a gift for languages tells Voyager’s crew that he can help them recover a garbled transmission from Starfleet Command. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how important it can be for the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to listen to bits of Eros-driven irrational unconscious material that appear as… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 26: “Hope and Fear”

Synopsis: In order to cross a poisonous nebula, Voyager’s crew, except for Seven of Nine and The Doctor, are placed in protective stasis chambers. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego is sometimes forced to confront bits of Eros-driven irrational unconscious material. In “One” Captain Kathryn Janeway… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 25: “One”

Synopsis: Voyager lands on a Demon-Class planet in an effort to mine deuterium. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the Logos-driven rational conscious ego cannot control bits of Eros-driven irrational unconscious material. In “Demon” Voyager is dangerously low of deuterium, which powers many of the ship’s systems. Seven of Nine discovers… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 24: “Demon”

Synopsis: In an alien society in the future, a simulation of Voyager is put on exhibit. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the way in which the Logos-driven rational conscious ego initially becomes aware of bits of Eros-driven irrational unconscious material through projection. In “Living Witness” an alien culture in the future… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 23: “Living Witness”

Synopsis: A female alien comes aboard Voyager, saying that she came back to the vessel because she fell in love with Commander Chakotay. In this episode we get an illustration of the way in which the Eros-driven irrational unconscious cannot truly be perceived by the Logos-driven rational conscious ego. In “Unforgettable” Voyager’s crew rescues an… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 22: “Unforgettable”