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”
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Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 3: “Jinaal”
Synopsis: The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery travels to Trill, where Captain Burnham and Cleveland Booker must prove they are worthy of receiving the knowledge of the Progenitors. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the process that Carl (C. G.) Jung described as the union of opposites—the conscious and the unconscious. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 3: “Jinaal”
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: Discovery Season 5, Episode 1: “Red Directive”
Synopsis: The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery set off on a new secret mission. This episode can be seen as providing illustrations of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of a feeling-toned complex. In “Red Directive,” at Federation Headquarters Captain Michael Burnham is called into a meeting with Fleet Admiral Charles Vance and Dr. Kovich. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 1: “Red Directive”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4, Episode 9: “The Inner Fight”
Synopsis: Captain Freeman sends lieutenants junior grade Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, and T’Lyn on what she perceives as a safe assignment to keep Mariner out of danger. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of the complex, one way that unconscious material makes itself perceivable to the unconscious. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4, Episode 9: “The Inner Fight”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4, Episode 8: “Caves”
Synopsis: Lieutenants junior grade, Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, and Rutherford go on an away mission and are trapped in a cave. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of projection—when one’s conscious ego projects bits on unconscious material from one’s psyche onto another. In “Caves” Lieutenants junior grade Mariner… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4, Episode 8: “Caves”
Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 4, Episode 7: “A Few Badgeys More”
Synopsis: Badgey, Peanut Hamper, and AGIMUS reenter the lives of the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos. This episode can be seen as an illustration of Carl (C. G.) Jung’s concept of the shadow, those bits of unconscious material that one’s conscious ego does not want to admit is part of an individual’s psyche. In “A… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 4, Episode 7: “A Few Badgeys More”
Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 4, Episode 6: “Parth Ferengi’s Heart Place”
Synopsis: Captain Freeman negotiates for the Ferengi Alliance for it to enter into the United Federation of Planets, while Lieutenants Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, and Rutherford are tasked with updating the Starfleet travel guide. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the concept of the puer, or eternal youth, archetype. James Hillman believed that… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 4, Episode 6: “Parth Ferengi’s Heart Place”
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4, Episode 5: “Empathological Fallacies”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked with providing transportation of three Betazoids to Risa. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung termed projection—when an individual projects their own unconscious material onto another. In “Empathological Fallacies,” the U.S.S. Cerritos is providing transportation of three Betazoids—Katrot, Dolorex, and Cathiw, to… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4, Episode 5: “Empathological Fallacies”
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”