Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 1: “The Broken Circle”

Synopsis: While Captain Pike is away, Lt. Spock is left in charge of the U.S.S. Enterprise and takes the ship and her crew on an unauthorized rescue mission. There is much going on in this episode, but what I will comment on is how it can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C.… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 1: “The Broken Circle”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 4: “No Win Scenario”

Synopsis: While Admiral Picard and Captain Riker prepare for their fate, and Captain Shaw and Commander Hansen search for the Changeling saboteur, Dr. Crusher looks to the nebula that the U.S.S. Titan is trapped in for answers. This episode can be seen as illustration of terra psychology—a recent branch of depth psychology that studies the… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 4: “No Win Scenario”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 3: “Seventeen Seconds”

Synopsis: While the U.S.S. Titan and her crew are being pursued by the Shrike, Admiral Picard confronts Dr. Crusher about Jack Crusher. This episode can be seen as illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the Great Mother complex. A complex, in Jung’s teachings, being one of the ways in which unconscious material is… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 3: “Seventeen Seconds”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 1: The Next Generation”

Synopsis: Admiral Picard enlists the aid of Captain Riker after receiving a message from Dr. Crusher. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory—that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, we have inner daimons with all the information we need to become who… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 1: The Next Generation”

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: 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”

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 3: “Ghosts of Illyria”

Synopsis: A contagion from a former Illyrian colony infects the crew of the Enterprise, while Captain Pike and Mr. Spock are stranded at the colony by an ion storm. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what happens when the conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of unconscious material into itself. In “Ghosts… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 3: “Ghosts of Illyria”

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 1: “Strange New Worlds”

Synopsis: When the U.S.S. Enterprise’s first officer is reported missing after going on a first contact mission, Captain Pike is ordered to return to lead the crew to save her. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how the conscious ego integrates bits of unconscious material into itself to become stronger and make… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 1: “Strange New Worlds”

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”