The contributions of Silvano Arieti to the psychodynamic treatment of schizophrenia were pivotal at the time he wrote and lectured, but regretfully, they have slipped from current attention. They bear reviewing given the current era of biological reductionism in the treatment of psychoses in general. To illustrate Arieti's approach, he is imagined as the supervisor of a patient who was treated by the author during her psychiatric residency. Other clinical examples highlight the relevance of Arieti's philosophy for current work with patients suffering from psychotic disorders.