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”
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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”
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 6: “Scavengers”
Synopsis: Commander Burham receives a message from Cleveland Booker and decides to disobey orders and rescue him. This episode can also be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called a complex. In “Scavengers,” after the Discovery and her crew have gained the probationary respect of Admiral Charles Vance, Commander and Chief… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 6: “Scavengers”
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 2, Episode 6: “The Sound of Thunder”
Synopsis: A signal from the Red Angel appears over Kaminar and Commander Saru goes back to his homeworld. This episode can be seen as an illustration of a tale told by the nineteenth century Hindu mystic Shri Ramakrishna Paramahansa of the tiger and the goats. A tiger was born in a herd of goats and… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 6: “The Sound of Thunder”
Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 4: “An Obol for Charon”
Synopsis: While traveling to try to locate Lt. Spock’s shuttle an immense sphere stops Discovery and impacts Commander Saru. This episode can be seen as an illustration of projection and the dropping of that projection, which can be one step in the process of the rational conscious ego to acknowledging and integrating bits of unconscious… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 4: “An Obol for Charon”
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?”
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