Synopsis: Captain Burnham meets a Progenitor and is entrusted with the future of the Progenitors’ technology. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung referred to as the collective unconscious. In “Life Itself,” Captain Michael Burnham finds herself within the portal that holds the Progenitors’ technology. She is confronted… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 10: “Life, Itself”
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Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4, Episode 3: “In the Cradle of Vexilon”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked with updating a computer that runs a planet. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when the conscious ego is in the grips of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called a feeling-toned complex. In “In the Cradle of Vexilon,” the U.S.S. Cerritos visits an artificial… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4, Episode 3: “In the Cradle of Vexilon”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4, Episode 2: “I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee”
Synopsis: Lt. Mariner tries to get demoted on an away mission with Commander Ransom, while on the U.S.S. Cerritos Ensign Rutherford tries to get promoted. This episode can be seen as containing several illustrations of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of a feeling-toned complex. In “I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee,” Lt. Beckett… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4, Episode 2: “I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 19: “Supernova, Part 1”
Synopsis: When the best efforts of the crew of the U.S.S. Protostar fail to stop the unleashing of the Living Construct weapon, Gwyn reaches out to non-Starfleet vessels for assistance. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the need for diversity in our society. In “Supernova, Part 1,” the crew of the U.S.S.… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 19: “Supernova, Part 1”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 13: “All the World’s a Stage”
Synopsis: The crew answers a distress call from a planet that has been modeled on Starfleet. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how when one has empathy for another’s pain not only does this help heal the other, but it can also lead to greater understanding and healing of one’s own soul.… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 13: “All the World’s a Stage”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 3, Episode 10: “The Stars at Night”
Synopsis: Captain Freeman pits the Cerritos and her crew against the automated Texas-classed ships created by Vice Admiral Buenamigo. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as every acorn has everything it needs inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner daimons, that have… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 3, Episode 10: “The Stars at Night”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 3, Episode 9: “Trusted Sources”
Synopsis: A reporter comes aboard the Cerritos to observe operations and interview the crew. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C.G.) Jung’s concept of projection, when an individual’s conscious ego projects a bit of one’s unconscious material onto another. In “Trusted Sources” a reporter from Federation News Network, Victoria Nuzé, comes… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 3, Episode 9: “Trusted Sources”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 4: “Momento Mori”
Synopsis: The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise come under attack by an alien ship with superior power. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the conscious ego acknowledging that the unconscious communicates in ways different from its own. In “Momento Mori” the U.S.S. Enterprise is on a mission to take supplies to Finibus… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 4: “Momento Mori”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 1: “Strange New Worlds”
Synopsis: When the U.S.S. Enterprise’s first officer is reported missing after going on a first contact mission, Captain Pike is ordered to return to lead the crew to save her. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the conscious ego integrates bits of unconscious material into itself to become stronger and make… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 1: “Strange New Worlds”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 9: “Rubicon”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery is sent to stop Cleveland Booker and Ruon Tarka from destroying the Dark Matter Anomaly. This episode can be seen as illustrating the importance of finding middle ground. This can be compared to James Hillman’s concept of the metaxy, the middle space between the conscious ego and the unconscious. In “Rubicon”… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 9: “Rubicon”
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