Swiss Jungian analyst and Jung's wife — who developed the concept of the animus (the masculine element in the female psyche) and co-wrote The Grail Legend with von Franz — a practicing analyst in her own right who maintained the Jungian household through his affairs, including the long-term relationship with Toni Wolff.
Developed the most systematic early account of the animus — distinguishing its negative (dogmatic, opinionated) and positive (mediating spirit and meaning) forms — expanding Jung's anima/animus theory from its original male perspective.
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