CHAPTER 15THE ROAD TO CONSULTING MASTERY
He who looks outside, dreams; he who looks inside, awakens.
—Carl Jung
Mastery in any endeavor is not given. It is earned. It is the birthright of all people yet requires that we go on a journey and face terrible demons within ourselves, to arrive whole. Almost all heroic myths that depict a long and arduous journey are stories of an inner journey toward consciousness, and the attainment of mastery requires such a journey.1 I am reminded of a story told among the Buhera Ba Rowzi people of Zimbabwe, passed down through their oral history from generation to generation, that speaks to the courage and internal commitment necessary for self-mastery and for consulting greatness. It is both an ancient story, ...
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