Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 17: “Ghost in the Machine”

Synopsis: Hologram Janeway, while unknowingly being controlled by the Living Construct weapon, traps the crew of the U.S.S. Protostar in the ship’s holodeck. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the unconscious works in ways that are different from the conscious ego, and how this is revealed to the ego through a… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 17: “Ghost in the Machine”

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: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 14: “Crossroads”

Synopsis: The crew crosses paths with Vice Admiral Janeway, and enlist the advice of Captain Okona to escape the Dauntless. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how when the conscious ego acknowledges and accepts bits of unconscious material into itself it becomes stronger and the psyche more whole In “Crossroads,” the crew… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 14: “Crossroads”

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: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 12: “Let Sleeping Borg Lie”

Synopsis: The Protostar comes across a Borg Cube and the crew believes that it may have technology able to nullify the weapon aboard the ship. This episode can be seen as illustrations of James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an acorn, we have an inner daimon… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 12: “Let Sleeping Borg Lie”

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 10: “The Quality of Mercy”

Synopsis: When Captain Pike believes that he has found a way to escape the fate that was revealed to him, he is met by a future version of himself who dissuades him from it. This episode can be seen as an unusual illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, the concept that just as acorns have… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 10: “The Quality of Mercy”

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”