Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 4: “Watcher”

Synopsis: Admiral Picard goes to find the Watcher while Seven of Nine and Commander Musiker try to locate Captain Rios. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the conscious ego acknowledges a bit of unconscious material. In “Watcher,” Admiral Jean-Luc Picard travels to the coordinates that Dr. Agnes Jurati… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 4: “Watcher”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 3: “Assimilation”

Synopsis: The Borg Queen takes La Sirena back in time to 2024 Earth, where Admiral Picard and the others try to locate the Watcher to help them restore their timeline. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the suppression of the unconscious by the conscious ego. In “Assimilation,” in a phaser fight the… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 3: “Assimilation”

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”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 2: “Penance”

Synopsis: Admiral Picard, Seven of Nine, Captain Rios, Commander Musiker, Cadet Elnor, and Dr. Jurati find themselves in a parallel timeline. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when the conscious ego suppresses unconscious material. “Penance” begins with Admiral Jean-Luc Picard being confronted by Q in a parallel timeline. Q tells… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 2: “Penance”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 12: “Species Ten-C”

Synopsis: The first contact team aboard the U.S.S. Discovery establishes communication with Species Ten-C while Ruon Tarka takes over Cleveland Booker’s ship for his own mission. This episode can be seen as illustrations of what Carl (C. G.) Jung termed inflation, when the conscious ego identifies with the godlike power of an archetype. In “Species… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 12: “Species Ten-C”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 1: “The Star Gazer”

Synopsis: An alien species beyond a spacial anomaly contacts Starfleet to ask for Admiral Picard’s help to join the Federation. This episode can be seen as illustration of Carl (C.G.) Jung’s description of how the conscious ego may choose to suppress unconscious material. In “The Star Gazer,” on Earth, it is harvest time at Chateau… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 1: “The Star Gazer”

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”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 6: “Stormy Weather”

Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery is trapped in a dangerous subspace rift and Captain Burnham must work with Zora, the sentient being of Discovery’s computer, to escape it. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the union of opposites, when the conscious ego acknowledges and integrates pieces of… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 6: “Stormy Weather”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 5: “The Examples”

Synopsis: Captain Burnham and Cleveland Booker go to a prison colony to evacuate a group of inmates in danger of being wiped out by the dangerous space anomaly, while on the U.S.S. Discovery Dr. Culber helps refugees deal with their feelings and the crew try to determine what species could have created the anomaly. This… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 5: “The Examples”

Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 1: “Kobayashi Maru”

Synopsis: The U.S.S. Discovery crew is sent to assist a Deep Space repair station. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s concept about the relationship between the opposing powers of the Puer, or eternal youth, and the Senex, or wise elder archetypal energies inside a human psyche. In “Kobayashi Maru” the… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 1: “Kobayashi Maru”