Eros and the Value of Relatedness: The Lineage of an Enduring Friendship between Carl Jung and Ochwiay Biano

A profound and enduring friendship between Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung and Taos Pueblo leader Ochwiay Biano exemplifies the transformative potential of relational dynamics, offering a paradigm for experiencing cultural and psychological difference. This study highlights how analytical psychology, through dreamwork and active imagination, facilitates respectful dialogue with diverse figures—both inner and outer—fostering deep understanding, mutual transformation, and reparations essential for human flourishing. The research draws on personal correspondence between Biano and three Jungian analysts, preserved in the OPUS Archive at Pacifica Graduate Institute, to document this lineage of friendship post-Jung's death, underscoring its continuity and significance.

Young, W. (2020). Eros and the Value of Relatedness: The Lineage of an Enduring Friendship between Carl Jung and Ochwiay Biano. Psychological Perspectives, 63(3-4), 441–457. https://doi.org/10.1080/00332925.2020.1898853