Category: Star Trek: Voyager

Synopsis: Voyager and her crew encounter a unique and dangerous particle. In this episode we get an illustration of the actual union of opposites, the hieros gamos, or sacred marriage, the total integration of the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “The Omega Directive” Voyager is unexpectedly forced out of warp… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 21: “The Omega Directive”

Synopsis: Voyager and her crew encounter an alien test pilot. In this episode, the character of Steth, the test pilot from  the Benthan System, can be seen as embodying Trickster energy. Energy associated with Hermes or Mercury, to the ancient Greeks and Romans, or as Coyote in some mythologies from the Americas. In “Vis a… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 20: “Vis a Vis”

Synopsis: After the Hirogen take over Voyager and use neural interfaces to keep them in holodeck programs, Ensign Kim and The Doctor have a plan to retake the vessel. This episode can be seen a cautionary tale, as both the positive side and darker side of James Hillman’s acorn theory, the idea that just as… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episodes 18 and 19: ” The Killing Game, Parts I and II”

Synopsis: When Seven of Nine has a violent reaction to an alien arms trader, The Doctor tries to interpret her memories to explain it. This episode can be seen a cautionary tale, about what can happen when the Logos-driven rational unconscious tries to interpret information from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious by its own set of… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 17: “Retrospect”

Synopsis: When Voyager’s crew confronts a member of Species 8472, Seven of Nine, in an effort to save the ship, goes against Captain Janeway’s orders. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the tension between two archetypes, that of the Senex, or wise authority figure, and the Puer, or Puella, that of youthful… Continue reading Star trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 16: “Prey”

Synopsis: Voyager receives a message from the Alpha Quadrant. Here, if we analogize Voyager and her crew to the Logos-driven rational conscious ego, and the Alpha Quadrant to the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, then this episode can be seen as an illustration of how difficult it can be for the conscious ego to receive information from… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 15: “Hunters”

Synopsis: Voyager’s crew comes across an alien communication array which is capable of reaching the Alpha Quadrant. If we analogize the Federation vessel in the Alpha Quadrant with the Logos-driven rational conscious ego, and the Delta Quadrant to the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, then this episode can be seen as an illustration of one of Carl… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 14: “Message in a Bottle”

Synopsis: Voyager’s crew comes across aliens who live in their dream states. This episode can be seen as an illustration of one of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s methods of working with dream material, which he called active imagination. In “Waking Moments” Voyager’s crew seems to all be having dreams that contain an image of an… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 13: “Waking Moments”

Synopsis: Neelix is brought back to life after being killed in an away mission, which causes him to question his beliefs. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what may happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego coming in direct contact with the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Mortal Coil” after Neelix is pronounced… Continue reading Star trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 12: “Mortal Coil”

Synopsis: Aliens steal bits of Voyager’s technology, and Captain Janeway and Tuvok enlist the aid of the holodeck Leonardo Da Vinci to retrieve them. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how a complex can work to bring bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious to the attention of the Logos-driven rational… Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 11: “Concerning Flight”