Synopsis: The U.S.S. Protostar and her crew are reunited with the U.S.S. Voyager, but then come under attack by Asencia and a dangerous weapon. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s concept of archetypal psychology. In “Ascension, Part I,” the U.S.S. Protostar crew is finally reunited with the U.S.S. Voyager. The… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 15: “Ascension, Part I”
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Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 9: “The Devourer of All Things, Part I”
Synopsis: Infinity and her crew travel to the coordinates given by a mysterious entity. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what James Hillman termed the metaxy—the place between the conscious and unconscious, where healing can happen In “The Devourer of All Things, Part I,” Infinity arrives at the coordinates that Gwyndala (Gwyn)… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episode 9: “The Devourer of All Things, Part I”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2: “Into the Breach, Part I and Part II”
Synopsis: While Gwyndala travels to Solum to try to prevent the start of a civil war, the rest of the Prodigy crew join Vice Admiral Janeway on her mission to save Captain Chakotay. This two-part episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory—that just as an acorn has everything inside it… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2: “Into the Breach, Part I and Part II”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 10: “Life, Itself”
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”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 4: “Face the Strange”
Synopsis: The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery is victimized by a time bug. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called projection, one way one’s conscious ego becomes aware of unconscious material from one’s psyche. In “Face the Strange,” the U.S.S. Discovery is victimized by a time bug… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 4: “Face the Strange”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 2: “Under the Twin Moons”
Synopsis: The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery travels to a currently uninhabited world to find the first piece of an ancient puzzle. This episode can be seen as providing an illustration of what James Hillman called the Puer, or eternal youth, archetype and the Senex, or sage, archetype. In “Under the Twin Moons,” at Federation… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 2: “Under the Twin Moons”
Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 10: “The Last Generation”
Synopsis: After the Borg assimilate Starfleet vessels and young Starfleet officers, Picard and the crew from Star Trek: The Next Generation take the U.S.S. Enterprise-D to confront the Borg in an effort to save the Federation. There is so much going on in this episode, but what I will comment on is how it is… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 10: “The Last Generation”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 16: “Preludes”
Synopsis: The Protostar crew learns about how Rok-Tahk, Fugitive Zero, and Jankom Pog came to arrive on Tars Lamora. This episode can be seen as illustrating the concept of masking, how a neurodiverse individual, or anyone else for that matter, tries to fit into a society that has “othered” them. In “Preludes,” while on the… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 16: “Preludes”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 15: “Masquerade”
Synopsis: While in the Romulan Neutral Zone, Dal R’El learns about his past. This episode can be seen as illustrating James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner daimons with all the information we need to become who we were meant… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 15: “Masquerade”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 13: “Coming Home”
Synopsis: The first contact team aboard the U.S.S. Discovery tries to communicate with Species Ten-C in order to save Earth and Ni’Var. This episode can be seen as an example of what can happen when the conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of unconscious material into itself. In “Coming Home” Cleveland (Book) Booker’s ship heads… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 13: “Coming Home”