Synopsis: An alien vessel crash lands on Ceti Alpha V. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of a complex, a hidden bit of feeling-toned psychic content that the conscious ego has no control over. In “Imagination’s Limits” an alien vessel landed on Ceti Alpha V after the… Continue reading Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 5: “Imagination’s Limits”
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Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 4: Magical Thinking”
Synopsis: Marla McGivers helped Khan and his followers defeat the Ceti-eels and also told Khan she was pregnant. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of projection—how an individual projects bits of their own unconscious onto another. In “Magical Thinking” Khan began the episode wanting to shield his… Continue reading Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 4: Magical Thinking”
Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 3: “Do Your Worst”
Synopsis: Khan and Richter return to the settlement and are celebrated, until tragedy strikes. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of inflation—the puffed up feeling that occurs when the conscious ego identifies too closely or for too long with the god-like power of an unconscious archetype. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Khan – Season 1, Episode 3: “Do Your Worst”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 3: “Shuttle to Kenfori”
Synopsis: When Captain Batel’s Gorn infestation becomes more acute, Captain Pike and Dr. M’Benga travel to a planet in a restricted zone to collect an ingredient to treat it, where they encounter zombie-like creatures and a Klingon determined to kill M’Benga. This episode can be seen as containing various illustrations of Jung’s concept of feeling-toned… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 3: “Shuttle to Kenfori”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 14: “Cracked Mirror”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Protostar and her crew are reunited with the the U.S.S. Voyager and her crew, but only after going through some unexpected detours. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the unconscious shadow In “Cracked Mirror,” the U.S.S. Protostar has finally arrived at the coordinates… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 14: “Cracked Mirror”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 12: “Last Flight of the Protostar, Part II”
Synopsis: The Infinity crew work with Captain Chakotay to repair the Protostar’s warp drive. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung termed the union of opposites—the conscious and the unconscious—facilitated by the transcendent function. In “Last Flight of the Protostar, Part II,” on the planet Ysida, the Infinity… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 12: “Last Flight of the Protostar, Part II”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 10: “The Devourer of All Things, Part II”
Synopsis: Infinity, Voyager, and their crews are attacked by Looms, a species of beings able to manipulate time itself. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the collective unconscious. “The Devourer of All Things, Part II” begins with the Infinity crew and Wesley Crusher finding themselves in… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 10: “The Devourer of All Things, Part II”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 8: “Is There in Beauty No Truth?”
Synopsis: The crew of the Infinity travel to a colony of non-corporeal beings, who have sent a telepathic message to Fugitive Zero telling them that they can help them. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung termed the union of opposites—the conscious and the unconscious—facilitated by the transcendent… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 8: “Is There in Beauty No Truth?”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 4: “Dreamcatcher”
Synopsis: Dal R’El and the rest of the crew visit an uninhabited planet. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s later understanding of the collective unconscious, as something that we are all a part of. In “Dreamcatcher,” the sensors on the U.S.S. Protostar discover an M-class planet, and Hologram… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 4: “Dreamcatcher”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 8 “The Sanctuary”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery travels to Kwejian to try to free it from the oppression of Osyraa and the Emerald Chain. This episode can also be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the collective unconscious in his later writings. In “The Sanctuary,” Cleveland (Book) Booker receives a message from his… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 8 “The Sanctuary”