Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 11: “Su’Kal”

Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery and her crew travels to the Verubin Nebula to rescue a survivor of the Burn. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how what Carl (C. G.) Jung called projection. In “Su’Kal,” the U.S.S. Discovery crew determines that not only did the Burn occur in the Verubin Nebula, but… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 11: “Su’Kal”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 4: “Forget Me Not”

Synopsis: Commander Burnham and Adira Tal go to Trill to try to recover the memories of the Tal symbiont. This episode can also be seen as an illustration of what James Hillman called the acorn theory. In “Forget Me Not,” Doctor Hugh Culber suggests that a possible way for Adira Tal to access the memory… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 4: “Forget Me Not”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 1: “That Hope is You, Part 1”

Synopsis: Commander Burnham arrives alone 930 years in the future. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what James Hillman called the acorn theory. In “That Hope is You, Part 1,” Commander Michael Burnham arrives in the future through a wormhole and is hurdled into a passing starship, causing both Burnham and the… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 1: “That Hope is You, Part 1”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 15: “Will You Take My Hand?”

Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery and her crew carry out a plan to defeat the Klingons, but with a twist. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what James Hillman called the metaxy, that third place between the conscious ego and the unconscious, where change is possible and new things emerge. In “Will You… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 15: “Will You Take My Hand?”

Star Trek Discovery Season 1, Episode 4: “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry”

Synopsis: Captain Lorca tasks Michael Burnham with finding a way to weaponize the alien creature found aboard the U.S.S. Glenn. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what is possible when the conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of material from the unconscious into itself. In “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not fo the… Continue reading Star Trek Discovery Season 1, Episode 4: “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 3: “Context is for Kings”

Synopsis: Michael Burnham is brought to the U.S.S. Discovery by Captain Lorca to serve aboard the ship and aid him in his mission to win the war with the Klingon Empire. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 3: “Context is for Kings”