Sacred Ground
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| Star Trek: VOY episode | |
| "Sacred Ground" | |
 Kes is hurt at a mysterious shrine |
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| Episode no. | 49 |
|---|---|
| Prod. code | 143 |
| Airdate | October 30, 1996 |
| Writer(s) | Geo Cameron Lisa Klink |
| Director | Robert Duncan McNeill |
| Guest star(s) | Becky Ann Baker as Guide Estelle Harris as Old Woman Parley Baer as Old Man #1 Keene Curtis as Old Man #2 Harry Groener as Magistrate |
| Year | 2373 |
| Stardate | 50063.2 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "Remember" |
| Next | "Future's End, Part I" |
"Sacred Ground" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the seventh episode of the third season.
Whilst visiting an underground monastery on a friendly planet, Kes is put into a coma when, out of curiosity, she touches a natural biogenic field. The Doctor cannot help, in part because the monks will not allow readings to be taken around the field. To save her, Captain Kathryn Janeway decides to undergo the initiation course that allows the monks to walk through the field unharmed. The Doctor places a probe in her bloodstream, determined to find out the science behind the rituals. Janeway expects the course to consist of tests of physical endurance, mental discipline, and perhaps psychoactive drugs.
The episode's central theme is how faith relates to science.
[edit] External links
- Sacred Ground article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- Episode synopsis at Startrek.com
